I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
Etymology: Middle English sunne rise, probably from sunne rise (as in such phrases as tofore the sunne rise before the sun rises), from sunne sun + rise, 3d person present subjunctive of risen to rise
1.
a. : the apparent rising of the sun above the horizon : atmospheric effects that accompany the sun's appearance : the time the sun appears whether in fair or cloudy weather
b. : the time when the upper limb of the sun as affected by refraction appears above the sensible horizon as a result of the diurnal rotation of the earth
2. : the beginning or start of something
in a dull condition at sunrise of that century — G.M.Trevelyan
II. ˈ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective
Etymology: sunrise , noun
: newly created : being in a period of growth or development
sunrise industries