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dawn

1

[ dawn ]

noun

  1. the first appearance of daylight in the morning:

    Dawn broke over the valley.

    Synonyms: ,

    Antonyms:

  2. the beginning or rise of anything; advent:

    the dawn of civilization.



verb (used without object)

  1. to begin to grow light in the morning:

    The day dawned with a cloudless sky.

  2. to begin to open or develop.
  3. to begin to be perceived (usually followed by on ):

    The idea dawned on him.

    Synonyms: , ,

Dawn

2

[ dawn ]

noun

  1. a female given name.

dawn

/ »åÉ”Ë²Ô /

noun

  1. daybreak; sunrise auroral
  2. the sky when light first appears in the morning
  3. the beginning of something
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to begin to grow light after the night
  2. to begin to develop, appear, or expand
  3. usually foll byon or upon to begin to become apparent (to)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ»å²¹·É²ÔËŒ±ô¾±°ì±ð, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • »å²¹·É²Ôl¾±°ì±ð adjective
  • ³Ü²Ô·»å²¹·É²Ô±ð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of dawn1

First recorded before 1150; Middle English dawen (verb), Old English dagian, derivative of »åæ²µ day; akin to Old Norse daga, Middle Dutch, Middle Low German dagen, Old High German ³Ù²¹²µÅ§²Ô
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of dawn1

Old English dagian to dawn; see day
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Idioms and Phrases

In addition to the idiom beginning with dawn , also see crack of dawn ; light dawned .
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The Beatles are not just the most successful musical act of all time; they are perhaps the most analyzed, deconstructed and dissected entertainers since the dawn of recorded music.

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The Angels play their home opener Friday, the dawn of their 60th season in Angel Stadium.

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It dawned on Elliott early on that Scott could see the relationship colors played to viewers onscreen and to readers on paper.

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Doctors and medical staff there described it as a "new dawn".

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At least 10 journalists covering the protests have also been detained in Istanbul and Izmir during dawn raids by police.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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