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dawn
noun
verb
The earliest period
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dɔːn
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noun
The earliest period
“The dawn of civilization”
noun
The first light of day
“We got up before dawn”
noun
An opening time period
“It was the dawn of the Roman Empire”
verb
Become light
“It started to dawn, and we had to get up”
verb
Become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
“It dawned on him that she had betrayed him”
verb
Appear or develop
“The age of computers had dawned”
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The dawn of civilization
The morning of the world
We got up before dawn
They talked until morning
It was the dawn of the Roman Empire
It started to dawn, and we had to get up
It dawned on him that she had betrayed him
She was penetrated with sorrow
The age of computers had dawned
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