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dawn

(d/O/n )

the first light of day(noun.time)

Example:
We got up before dawn.

Synonym:
aurora, break of day, break of the day, cockcrow, dawning, daybreak, dayspring, first light, morning, sunrise, sunup
Antonym:
sundown, sunset

source: wordnet30
the earliest period(noun.event)

Example:
The dawn of civilization.

Synonym:
morning

source: wordnet30
an opening time period(noun.time)

Example:
It was the dawn of the Roman Empire.

source: wordnet30
The break of day; the first appearance of light in the morning; show of approaching sunrise.(noun)

source: webster1913

become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions(verb.cognition)

Example:
It dawned on him that she had betrayed him.

Synonym:
click, come home, fall into place, get across, get through, penetrate, sink in

source: wordnet30
appear or develop(verb.stative)

Example:
The age of computers had dawned.

source: wordnet30
become light(verb.change)

Example:
It started to dawn, and we had to get up.

source: wordnet30
To begin to grow light in the morning; to grow light; to break, or begin to appear; as, the day dawns; the morning dawns.(verb)

source: webster1913

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