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| dawn [ dawn ] |
noun (plural dawns) |
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1. daybreak: the first appearance of light in the sky as the Sun rises at the beginning of a new day
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2. beginning: the beginning of something, especially a period of time or history
  the dawn of the industrial era
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intransitive verb (past and past participle dawned, present participle dawn·ing, 3rd person present singular dawns) |
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1. begin: to begin, as the sun rises and light appears in the sky
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refers to a new day
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The day dawned cloudy and wet.
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2. become apparent: to begin to be perceived
The realization dawned that few would survive.
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3. start to exist: to begin to develop or exist
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literary
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| [15th century. Back-formation (as verb) <dawning] |
