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dawn

1 dawn /ˈdɑːn/ noun
plural dawns
1 dawn
/ˈdɑːn/
noun
plural dawns
Britannica Dictionary definition of DAWN
: the time of day when sunlight first begins to appear
[noncount]
[count]
compare dusk
[count] : the beginning of something usually singular usually + of
2 dawn /ˈdɑːn/ verb
dawns; dawned; dawning
2 dawn
/ˈdɑːn/
verb
dawns; dawned; dawning
Britannica Dictionary definition of DAWN
[no object]
: to begin to become light as the sun rises
: to begin to be understood see also light dawns at 1light

dawn on

[phrasal verb]
dawn on (someone)
: to begin to be understood or realized by (someone) for the first time

— dawning

noun [noncount]