Daybreak

name, noun

name, noun ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The beginning of the day; the first moment of daylight. countable, uncountable

    "Osnabrück, reached at daybreak, is a remarkable two-level station on the lines of Willesden Junction."

  2. 2
    the first light of day wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Surat Al-Falaq (Arabic: سورة الفلق) (Dawn, Daybreak), the 113th Sura of the Qur'an.

Synonyms

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break of daycockcrowdawndawndayspringfirst light

Example

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"We were roused at daybreak by the whistle of a train."

Etymology

From day + break.

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sun up

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