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dawn
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  10. false dawn
  11. gray dawn

1dawn

intransitive verb \ˈdȯn, ˈdän\

Definition of DAWN

1
: to begin to grow light as the sun rises
2
: to begin to appear or develop
3
: to begin to be perceived or understood <the truth finally dawned on us>

Examples of DAWN

  1. They waited for the day to dawn.
  2. A new age is dawning.

Origin of DAWN

Middle English, probably back-formation from dawning daybreak, alteration of dawing, from Old English dagung, from dagian
First Known Use: 15th century

Related to DAWN

Synonyms
actualize, appear, arise, break, commence, begin, engender, form, materialize, originate, set in, spring, start
Antonyms
cease, end, stop

Rhymes with DAWN

ban, Bonn, chon, con, conn, don, Don, drawn, faun, fawn, gone, guan, Jon, khan, maun, mon, on, pan, pawn, prawn, Shan, spawn, swan, wan, yawn, yon, yuan

2dawn

noun

Definition of DAWN

1
: the first appearance of light in the morning followed by sunrise
2
: beginning <the dawn of the space age>
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Examples of DAWN

  1. as dawn breaks over the city
  2. Winter brings late dawns and early sunsets.

First Known Use of DAWN

15th century

Related to DAWN

Synonyms
aurora, cockcrow, dawning, day, daybreak, daylight, light, morn, morning, sun, sunrise, sunup
Antonyms
nightfall, sundown, sunset

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