"predawn" meaning in All languages combined

See predawn on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Etymology: From pre- + dawn. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|pre-|dawn}} pre- + dawn Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} predawn (not comparable)
  1. Before dawn. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Times of day
    Sense id: en-predawn-en-adj-gDMmly-N Disambiguation of Times of day: 57 43 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with pre- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 57 43 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pre-: 56 44

Noun [English]

Forms: predawns [plural]
Etymology: From pre- + dawn. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|pre-|dawn}} pre- + dawn Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} predawn (countable and uncountable, plural predawns)
  1. The period immediately preceding dawn. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (period before the rising of the sun): voor de dageraad (Dutch), avant l’aurore (French), hayoołkááł (Navajo), el período antes del amanecer (Spanish), kxʻāo (ǃXóõ)
    Sense id: en-predawn-en-noun-v0uRHBQz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for predawn meaning in All languages combined (2.5kB)

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