dawn

noun

  1. 1

    the earliest period

    the dawn of civilization

    the morning of the world

  2. 2

    the first light of day

    we got up before dawn

    they talked until morning

  3. 3

    an opening time period

    it was the dawn of the Roman Empire

verb

  1. 1

    become light

    It started to dawn, and we had to get up

  2. 2

    become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions

    It dawned on him that she had betrayed him

    she was penetrated with sorrow

  3. 3

    appear or develop

    The age of computers had dawned

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