"dawn of time" meaning in English

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Noun

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  1. The beginning of time, of the universe, of the world, of mankind or of history. Categories (topical): Time Translations (Translations): aikojen alku (Finnish), aikojen alussa [adverb] (Finnish), aikojen alusta (Finnish), nuit des temps [feminine] (French), notte dei tempi [feminine] (Italian), zaranie dziejów [neuter] (Polish), tidernas morgon [common-gender] (Swedish), tidernas begynnelse [common-gender] (Swedish)
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