n. Function: noun
1 the first appearance of light in the morning FF1C; birds which sing at dawn FF1E;
Synonyms: aurora, cockcrow, cockcrowing, dawning, daybreak, daylight, light, morn, morning, sunrise, sunup
Related Words: prime
Idioms: break of day, crack of dawn, first blush ( or flush) of day, first light, peep of day, the wee small hours
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Synonyms: BEGINNING , alpha, commencement, dawning, genesis, onset, opening, outset, outstart, start
Antonyms: sunset