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   dawn

   /dôn/

   noun

   • 1. the first appearance of light in the sky before sunrise: "the rose-pink light of dawn" Similar daybreakbreak of daycrack of dawnsunrisefirst lightdaylightfirst thing in the morningearly morningcockcrowsunupliterary:dawningpeep of dayauroradayspringOpposite dusk
   • 2. the beginning of a phenomenon or period of time, especially one considered favorable: "the dawn of civilization" Similar beginningstartbirthinceptionconceptionoriginationgenesisemergenceadventcomingappearancedebutarrivaldawningrisestarting pointoriginlaunchinstitutioninaugurationopeninginitiationonsetoutsetunfoldingdevelopmentinfancyday oneinformal:kickoffthe word goformal:commencementOpposite end

   verb

   • 1. (of a day) begin: "Thursday dawned bright and sunny" Similar beginopenbreakarriveemergegrow lightlightenbrightenOpposite end
   • ▪ come into existence: "a new era of land-use policy was dawning" Similar beginstartcome into beingbe borncome into existenceappeararrivecome forthemergeeruptburst outariseriseoriginatebreakunfolddevelopcrop upfirst see the light of dayformal:commenceOpposite end
   • 2. become evident to the mind; be perceived or understood: "the awful truth was beginning to dawn on him" Similar occur tocome tocome to mindspring to mindenter someone's mind/headcome into someone's head/mindstrikehitregister withenter someone's consciousnessflash across someone's mindpass through someone's mindcross someone's mindsuggest itself

   Word Origin late 15th century (as a verb): back-formation from Middle English dawning.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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