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Noun
S:
(n)
dawn
,
dawning
,
morning
,
aurora
,
first light
,
daybreak
,
break of day
,
break of the day
,
dayspring
,
sunrise
,
sunup
,
cockcrow
(the first light of day)
"we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning"
S:
(n)
dawn
,
morning
(the earliest period)
"the dawn of civilization"; "the morning of the world"
direct hypernym
/
inherited hypernym
/
sister term
S:
(n)
start
(the beginning of anything)
"it was off to a good start"
S:
(n)
adrenarche
(the increase in activity of the adrenal glands just before puberty)
S:
(n)
menarche
(the first occurrence of menstruation in a woman)
S:
(n)
thelarche
(the start of breast development in a woman at the beginning of puberty)
S:
(n)
onset
,
oncoming
(the beginning or early stages)
"the onset of pneumonia"
S:
(n)
dawn
,
morning
(the earliest period)
"the dawn of civilization"; "the morning of the world"
S:
(n)
flying start
,
running start
(a quick and auspicious beginning)
S:
(n)
opener
(the first event in a series)
"she played Chopin for her opener"; "the season's opener was a game against the Yankees"
S:
(n)
alpha
(the beginning of a series or sequence)
"the Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end"--Revelations
S:
(n)
opening
,
opening night
,
curtain raising
(the first performance (as of a theatrical production))
"the opening received good critical reviews"
S:
(n)
kickoff
,
send-off
,
start-off
(a start given to contestants)
"I was there with my parents at the kickoff"
S:
(n)
racing start
(the start of a race)
derivationally related form
S:
(n)
dawn
(an opening time period)
"it was the dawn of the Roman Empire"
Verb
S:
(v)
click
,
get through
,
dawn
,
come home
,
get across
,
sink in
,
penetrate
,
fall into place
(become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions)
"It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was penetrated with sorrow"
S:
(v)
dawn
(appear or develop)
"The age of computers had dawned"
S:
(v)
dawn
(become light)
"It started to dawn, and we had to get up"