dawn
noun
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the earliest period“the dawn of civilization”morning
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the first light of day“we got up before dawn”morning
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an opening time period“it was the dawn of the Roman Empire”
verb
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become light“It started to dawn, and we had to get up”
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become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions“It dawned on me that I had been betrayed.”click
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appear or develop“The age of computers had dawned”