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n. The time each morning at which daylight first begins.

n. A first appearance; a beginning: the dawn of history. See Synonyms at beginning.

verb-intransitive. To begin to become light in the morning.

verb-intransitive. To begin to appear or develop; emerge.

verb-intransitive. To begin to be perceived or understood: Realization of the danger soon dawned on us.

v. To begin to brighten with daylight.

v. To start to appear or be realized.

n. The morning twilight period immediately before sunrise.

n. The rising of the sun.

n. The time when the sun rises.

n. The beginning.

verb-intransitive. To begin to grow light in the morning; to grow light; to break, or begin to appear

verb-intransitive. To began to give promise; to begin to appear or to expand.

n. The break of day; the first appearance of light in the morning; show of approaching sunrise.

n. First opening or expansion; first appearance; beginning; rise.

To become day; begin to grow light in the morning; grow light: as, the morning dawns.

To begin to open or expand; begin to show intellectual light or power: as, his genius dawned.

To begin to become visible in consequence of an increase of light or enlightenment, literally or figuratively; begin to open or appear: as, the truth dawns upon him.

n. The first appearance of daylight in the morning.

n. First opening or expansion; beginning; rise; first appearance: as, the dawn of intellect; the dawn of a new era.

n. the first light of day

v. appear or develop

n. the earliest period

n. an opening time period

v. become light

v. become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions

"The only thing that seems to be a similar variant is the word dawn."

dawned    dawning    dawns   

time of day    hour    start    begin    time period    period of time    period    change   

arise    liquid dawn    high dawn    low dawn    false dawn   

dawned    dawning    dawn on   

beginning    rise    daybreak    break of day    sunrise    sunup    start    onset   

Amon    Braun    Mayon    Quinton    Sean    Shaun    Shawn    Swan    Vaughan    Vaughn   

twilight    sunset    noon    sunshine    sky    daylight    sunrise    moon    morning    mist