· the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning"

Synonym(s): dawning, morning, aurora, first_light, daybreak, break_of_day, break_of_the_day, dayspring, sunrise, sunup, cockcrow

Hypernym(s): hour, time_of_day

· the earliest period; "the dawn of civilization"; "the morning of the world"

Synonym(s): morning

Hypernym(s): start

· an opening time period; "it was the dawn of the Roman Empire"

Hypernym(s): time_period, period_of_time, period

· become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions; "It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was penetrated with sorrow"

Synonym(s): click, get_through, come_home, get_across, sink_in, penetrate, fall_into_place

· appear or develop; "The age of computers had dawned"

Hypernym(s): begin, start

· become light; "It started to dawn, and we had to get up"

Hypernym(s): change