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dawning

daw·ning

UK/ˈdɔːnɪŋ/ US/ˈdɑːnɪŋ/ uncommon

noun

1.

the first light of day

  • “we got up before dawn”
  • “they talked until morning”
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Origin

From Middle English dawnynge, an alteration of dawing, under the influence of North Germanic cognates (compare Swedish, Danish dagning). See daw (“to dawn”).

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