first light

noun

: the time when light is first seen in the morning : dawn
She was up at first light.

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“First light.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20light. Accessed 2 Dec. 2022.

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