dawn
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- noun
- /dɔn/
:
amanecer
- He picked us up at dawn.
- from dawn to dusk
- hours before dawn
- arrive at dawn
He got up before dawn to milk his goats.
- He got up before dawn to milk his goats.
- The first is stuff like the troops will land at dawn.
- Another common cause of high morning blood sugars is called the dawn phenomenon or the dawn effect.
- And how has the sun moved from evening to dawn in so short a time?
- I said Beyoncé wears on till dawn and Patrick drinks Sir Davis.
- It kind of that low light dawn or dusk situation.
Examples
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At the first rays of dawn, Thunapa continued her hurried journey.
Academic text (1999) -
For most Romans, the day began at dawn and ended at dusk.
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In this late winter, dawn will not break for more than an hour.
Academic text (1994) -
And now the dawn of Christmas was showing in the sky to the east.
Fiction book (1990) -
The work begins at dawn.
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I checked the sky a final time, for by now the first signs of dawn were appearing.
Academic text (1994) -
Shortly after dawn, a new sound filled Pompeii.
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He got up before dawn to milk his goats.
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Anh Hai meets us at dawn, and we head out of town before morning rush hour.
Academic text (2011) -
The birds start singing at dawn as the sky begins to brighten.
Synonyms
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The time in the morning when the sun comes up and day begins
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The time in the morning when the sky starts to get bright
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The time in the early morning when light first appears in the sky
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Very early in the morning when the sun first appears
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3.7
The time when the first light appears in the morning
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The time in the morning when the sun first appears above the horizon
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The first light of morning when the sun rises
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The time just before sunrise when it is still dark
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The early part of the morning when people begin daily activities
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The time very early in the morning when light first appears
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First light in the morning when the sky begins to get bright
The first light of day when the sky begins to brighten
Soft pale light that appears in the sky just before sunrise
Very early morning when the first light comes
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
A small extinct animal like an early horse about the size of a dog with four toes
A tall tree from China that grows fast and has flat green leaves and small round cones
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Etymology
Dawn comes from an old word for day, and it originally meant the first light when the day begins, in other words the time when the sky starts 'to become light'.