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dawn
- pronunciation:
- dawn
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the first daylight that appears in the morning; daybreak.
He was up at dawn.
- synonyms:
- daybreak, light, sunrise
- antonyms:
- nightfall, sunset
- similar words:
- daylight, prime, twilight
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| definition 2: |
the very beginning of something.
The dawn of a new century is an exciting time.- synonyms:
- birth
- antonyms:
- end
- similar words:
- appearance, arrival, commencement, morning, onset, outset, rise, start
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| related words: |
birth, threshold, turn |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
dawned, dawning, dawns |
| definition 1: |
to start to become light in the morning.
The day dawned bright and clear.- similar words:
- begin, commence, lighten
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| definition 2: |
to start to grow; begin to develop.
A new age dawned with the invention of the printing press.- similar words:
- appear, arise, begin, come, commence, originate, rise, set in, start
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| definition 3: |
to start to be understood (usually followed by "on").
It finally dawned on me that my watch was wrong.- similar words:
- hit, occur to, strike
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| related words: |
open |
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