"dawn" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /dɔːn/ [UK], /dɔn/ [US], /doːn/ [Australia] Audio: en-us-dawn.ogg [US] Forms: dawn [singular], dawns [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Dawn is the start of the morning light just before sunrise.
    Sense id: simple-dawn-en-noun-ugCp9BV4
  2. The dawn of something is the beginning of it.
    Sense id: simple-dawn-en-noun-8qS9Fvze

Verb [English]

IPA: /dɔːn/ [UK], /dɔn/ [US], /doːn/ [Australia] Audio: en-us-dawn.ogg [US] Forms: dawn [canonical], dawns [third-person, singular], dawned [past], dawned [past, participle], dawning [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something dawns upon a person or thing, they realise it.
    Sense id: simple-dawn-en-verb-XfKUbWR0 Categories (other): Verbs
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