Noun
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an opening time period
"it was the dawn of the Roman Empire"
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the earliest period
"the dawn of civilization"
"the morning of the world"
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the first light of day
"we got up before dawn"
"they talked until morning"
- first light - break of day - break of the day
Verb
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become light
"It started to dawn, and we had to get up"
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appear or develop
"The age of computers had dawned"
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become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
"It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"
"she was penetrated with sorrow"
- get through - come home - get across - sink in - fall into place