noun

daybreak

dawn, daybreak

We must leave at daybreak.

We must leave at daybreak.

The rooster crows at daybreak.

The cockerel crows at daybreak.

at daybreak to indicate the time of dawn We must leave at daybreak.

Synonyms: dawn, sunrise; Antonyms: dusk, nightfall

From 'day' and 'break'. It refers to the moment the day 'breaks' through the darkness of night.

Picture the sun 'breaking' the horizon to start the day.

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