the first light of day; we got up before dawn; they talked until morning
[ Syn: dawning , morning , aurora , first light , daybreak , break of day , break of the day , dayspring , sunrise , sunup , cockcrow ]
the earliest period; the dawn of civilization; the morning of the world
[ Syn: morning ]
an opening time period; it was the dawn of the Roman Empire'
dawn (n.)
become clear or enter ones consciousness or emotions; It dawned on him that she had betrayed him; she was penetrated with sorrow
[ Syn: click , get through , come home , get across , sink in , penetrate , fall into place ]
appear or develop; The age of computers had dawned'
become light; It started to dawn, and we had to get up'