dawn: Meaning and Definition of
dawn
Pronunciation: (dôn), [key]
— n.
- the first appearance of daylight in the morning: Dawn broke over the valley.
- the beginning or rise of anything; advent: the dawn of civilization.
—v.i.
- to begin to grow light in the morning: The day dawned with a cloudless sky.
- to begin to open or develop.
- to begin to be perceived (usually fol. by on): The idea dawned on him.
Dawn
Pronunciation: (dôn), [key]
— n.
- a female given name.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.