Dawn

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1 English

1.1 Pronunciation
1.2 Noun

1.2.1 Translations

English

Pronunciation

Dawn

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Noun

dawn (plural dawns)

rising of the sun
beginning, as in "the dawn of civilisation"

Translations

Finnish: sarastus (1, 2), aamunkoitto (1, 2)
French: aube f, aurore f (1); aube (2)
Greek: anatole
Italian: alba f (1); albori m pl (2)
Latin: aurora
Romanian: răsărit n
Spanish: amanecer m (1); albor m (2)
Slovene: zora f

WordNet Definitions

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1. dawn, dawning, morning, aurora, first light, daybreak, break of day, break of the day, dayspring, sunrise, sunup, cockcrow -- (the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning").
2. dawn, morning -- (the earliest period; "the dawn of civilization"; "the morning of the world").
3. dawn -- (an opening time period; "it was the dawn of the Roman Empire").

three

1. click, get through, dawn, come home, get across, sink in, penetrate, fall into place -- (become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions; "It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was penetrated with sorrow").
2. dawn -- (appear or develop; "The age of computers had dawned").
3. dawn -- (become light; "It started to dawn, and we had to get up").

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