noun

dawn

dawn, daybreak, beginning, start

We have to leave at dawn.

We have to leave at dawn.

It was the dawn of a new era.

It was the dawn of a new era.

at dawn at the time of dawn We left at dawn.

the dawn of sth. the beginning of sth. It was the dawn of a new age.

Synonyms: sunrise, daybreak; Antonyms: dusk, sunset

From Old English 'dagian', meaning 'to become day'.

Think of the 'd' in 'dawn' as the start of the 'day'.

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