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Sunrise

//ˈsʌnɹaɪz// noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    of an industry or technology; new and developing wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    The time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon. countable, uncountable

    "I'll meet you at the docks at sunrise."

  2. 2
    the daily event of the sun rising above the horizon wordnet
  3. 3
    The change in color of the sky at dawn. countable, uncountable

    "Did you see the beautiful sunrise this morning?"

  4. 4
    atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily appearance of the sun wordnet
  5. 5
    Any great awakening. countable, figuratively, uncountable

    "It was the sunrise of her spirit."

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  1. 6
    the first light of day wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To phase in. transitive, uncommon

    "In the first type (upper left quadrant), alternative industrial movements (AIMs) focus on the sunrising of new technologies."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English sonne-rys, sunne ryse, equivalent to sun + rise. Compare Middle English son risyng, sunne rijsyng, sonne-rysing (“sunrise”, literally “sun rising”).

Etymology 2

From Middle English sonne-rys, sunne ryse, equivalent to sun + rise. Compare Middle English son risyng, sunne rijsyng, sonne-rysing (“sunrise”, literally “sun rising”).

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