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break of day

noun

  1. dawn; daybreak.


break of day

noun

  1. another term for dawn
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Idioms and Phrases

Dawn, early morning, as in We'll leave at break of day, as soon as it's light , or I feel as though I've been working since the break of day . This term uses break in the sense “burst out of darkness.†[First half of 1500s] A synonym from the same period is the noun daybreak .
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For others, the break of day was like the atomic bomb test sequence in “Oppenheimer†— an irrevocable countdown leading to oblivion.

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The album’s title doesn’t just refer to the break of day; it was her mom’s name, too.

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In a statement released through his publicist, the family said Dr. John, who was born Mac Rebennack, died “toward the break of day†of a heart attack.

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Often, I woke at the break of day.

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‘We have still got to tidy up and put the finishing touches to the packing, before we get to bed. I shall call you all before the break of day.’

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