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Sunrise

Sunrise Meaning & Definition
Sunrise Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Sunrise?

[n] the daily event of the sun rising above the horizon
[n] atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily appearance of the sun
[n] the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Sunrise: aurora | break of day | break of the day | cockcrow | dawn | dawning | daybreak | dayspring | first light | morning | sunup

Related Terms | Find terms related to Sunrise:

See Also | atmospheric phenomenon | hour | periodic event | recurrent event | time of day

Sunrise In Webster's Dictionary

\Sun"rise`\, Sunrising \Sun"ris`ing\, n. 1. The first appearance of the sun above the horizon in the morning; more generally, the time of such appearance, whether in fair or cloudy weather; as, to begin work at sunrise. ``The tide of sunrise swells.'' --Keble. 2. Hence, the region where the sun rises; the east. Which were beyond Jordan toward the sunrising. --Deut. iv. 47 (Rev. Ver.) Full hot and fast the Saxon rides, with rein of travel slack, And, bending o'ev his saddle, leaves the sunrise at his back. --Whittier.

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