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Dawn

Dawn Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Dawn? [n] the earliest period; "the dawn of civilization"; "the morning of the world" [n] the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning" [n] an opening time period; "it was the dawn of the Roman Empire" [v] become light; "It started to dawn, and we had to get up" [v] become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions; "It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was penetrated with sorrow" [v] appear or develop; "The age of computers had dawned" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Dawn: aurora \| break of day \| break of the day \| click \| cockcrow \| come home \| dawning \| daybreak \| dayspring \| fall into place \| first light \| get across \| get through \| morning \| morning \| penetrate \| sink in \| sunrise \| sunup Related Terms \| Find terms related to Dawn: A \| advent \| alpha \| antemeridian \| appear \| appearance \| arise \| arrival \| arrive \| aurora \| auroral \| awakening \| begin \| beginning \| birth \| blast-off \| break \| break of day \| brighten \| brightening \| broad day \| chanticleer \| cockcrow \| cocklight \| come to mind \| commence \| commencement \| crack of dawn \| creation \| cutting edge \| dawning \| day \| day glow \| daybreak \| daylight \| day-peep \| dayshine \| dayspring \| daytide \| daytime \| develop \| dusk \| edge \| emerge \| emergence \| establishment \| first brightening \| first light \| flying start \| foundation \| fresh start \| full sun \| genesis \| gleam \| green flash \| grow bright \| grow light \| inauguration \| inception \| institution \| jump-off \| kick-off \| leading edge \| light \| light of day \| lighten \| matin \| matinal \| matutinal \| midday sun \| morn \| morning \| new departure \| noonlight \| noontide light \| occur to \| oncoming \| onset \| opening \| origin \| originate \| origination \| outbreak \| outset \| outstart \| peep of day \| prime \| ray of sunshine \| rise \| running start \| send-off \| setting in motion \| setting-up \| shine \| square one \| start \| starting point \| start-off \| sun spark \| sunbeam \| sunbreak \| sunburst \| sunlight \| sunrise \| sunshine \| sunup \| take-off \| twilight \| unfold \| vestibule of Day See Also \| begin \| change \| hour \| period \| period of time \| start \| start \| time of day \| time period \| understand Dawn In Webster's Dictionary \Dawn\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dawned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dawning}.] [OE. dawnen, dawen, dagen, daien, AS. dagian to become day, to dawn, fr. d[ae]g day; akin to D. dagen, G. tagen, Icel. daga, Dan. dages, Sw. dagas. See {Day}. [root]71.] 1. To begin to grow light in the morning; to grow light; to break, or begin to appear; as, the day dawns; the morning dawns. In the end of the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene . . . to see the sepulcher. --Matt. xxviii. 1. 2. To began to give promise; to begin to appear or to expand. ``In dawning youth.'' --Dryden. When life awakes, and dawns at every line. --Pope. Dawn on our darkness and lend us thine aid. --Heber, \Dawn\, n. 1. The break of day; the first appearance of light in the morning; show of approaching sunrise. And oft at dawn, deep noon, or falling eve. --Thomson. No sun, no moon, no morn, no noon, No dawn, no dusk, no proper time of day. --Hood. 2. First opening or expansion; first appearance; beginning; rise. ``The dawn of time.'' --Thomson. These tender circumstances diffuse a dawn of serenity over the soul. --Pope.

Dawn Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Dawn?

[n] the earliest period; "the dawn of civilization"; "the morning of the world"
[n] the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning"
[n] an opening time period; "it was the dawn of the Roman Empire"
[v] become light; "It started to dawn, and we had to get up"
[v] become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions; "It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was penetrated with sorrow"
[v] appear or develop; "The age of computers had dawned"

Dawn In Webster's Dictionary

\Dawn\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dawned}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Dawning}.] [OE. dawnen, dawen, dagen, daien, AS. dagian to
become day, to dawn, fr. d[ae]g day; akin to D. dagen, G.
tagen, Icel. daga, Dan. dages, Sw. dagas. See {Day}.
[root]71.]
1. To begin to grow light in the morning; to grow light; to
   break, or begin to appear; as, the day dawns; the morning
   dawns.

         In the end of the Sabbath, as it began to dawn
         toward the first day of the week, came Mary
         Magdalene . . . to see the sepulcher. --Matt.
                                               xxviii. 1.

2. To began to give promise; to begin to appear or to expand.
   ``In dawning youth.'' --Dryden.

         When life awakes, and dawns at every line. --Pope.

         Dawn on our darkness and lend us thine aid. --Heber,


\Dawn\, n.
1. The break of day; the first appearance of light in the
   morning; show of approaching sunrise.

         And oft at dawn, deep noon, or falling eve.
                                               --Thomson.

         No sun, no moon, no morn, no noon, No dawn, no dusk,
         no proper time of day.                --Hood.

2. First opening or expansion; first appearance; beginning;
   rise. ``The dawn of time.'' --Thomson.

         These tender circumstances diffuse a dawn of
         serenity over the soul.               --Pope.

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