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dawn
What does dawn mean?
dawn (noun): the morning twilight period immediately before sunrise.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use dawn in a sentence?
- We got up before dawn. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce dawn?
/dɔn/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does dawn come from?
From Middle English dawnen, either a back-formation from dawnynge or a modification of dawen (“to dawn”) after it.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of dawn?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “dawn” mean?
work done by one person or group that benefits another
Not quite: that's what service means.
act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining
Not quite: that's what development means.
the morning twilight period immediately before sunrise
Right! That's what “dawn” means.
something given to another voluntarily, without charge
Not quite: that's what gift means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “dawn”?
daybreak
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security
Not quite: security means something else.
research
Not quite: research means something else.
position
Not quite: position means something else.
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