n. 25B6; noun
we got up at dawn : DAYBREAK, sunrise, first light, daylight, cockcrow; first thing in the morning; N. Amer. sunup.
the dawn of civilization : BEGINNING, start, birth, inception, origination, genesis, emergence, advent, appearance, arrival, dawning, rise, origin, onset; unfolding, development, infancy; informal kick-off.
dusk, end.
25B6; verb
Thursday dawned crisp and sunny : BEGIN, break, arrive, emerge.
a bright new future has dawned : BEGIN, start, commence, be born, appear, arrive, emerge; arise, rise, break, unfold, develop.
the reality dawned on him : OCCUR TO, come to, strike, hit, enter someone's mind, register with, enter someone's consciousness, cross someone's mind, suggest itself.
end.