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morning

n. the earliest period; "the dawn of civilization"; "the morning of the world"

morning, sunrise, aurora, dawning, daybreak, dayspring, sunup, cockcrow, first light, break of the day, break of day

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

dawn

v. appear or develop; "The age of computers had dawned"

become light, grow light

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

advent, coming

n. arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous); "the advent of the computer"

emergence, growth

n. the gradual beginning or coming forth; "figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece"

origination, origin, genesis, inception

n. an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events

birth, nativity, nascency, nascence

n. the event of being born; "they celebrated the birth of their first child"

daylight, day, daytime

n. the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside; "the dawn turned night into day"; "it is easier to make the repairs in the daytime"

matins, morning prayer

n. the first canonical hour; at daybreak

infancy, babyhood, early childhood

n. the early stage of growth or development

kickoff, beginning, start, commencement, first, offset, outset, starting time

n. the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"

birth

n. the time when something begins (especially life); "they divorced after the birth of the child"; "his election signaled the birth of a new age"

origination, origin, genesis, inception

n. an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events

appear, seem

v. come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon"

rise, arise, get up, stand up, get to one's feet

v. rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded"

start, begin, commence, set about, set out, start out

v. take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now"

start, begin, commence, cause to start, set in motion

v. set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new chapter in your life"

emerge

v. become known or apparent; "Some nice results emerged from the study"

hit, strike

v. deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"

stretch, stretch out, unfold

v. extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna"

sunset, sundown

n. the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon

eve, evening, eventide

n. the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall); "he enjoyed the evening light across the lake"

twilight, dusk, gloaming, nightfall

n. the time of day immediately following sunset; "he loved the twilight"; "they finished before the fall of night"

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