About The Word Sunrise
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Sunrise
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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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