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Nov 30, 2009
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dawn



Pronunciation: (dôn), [key]
—n.
1. the first appearance of daylight in the morning: Dawn broke over the valley.
2. the beginning or rise of anything; advent: the dawn of civilization.

—v.i.
1. to begin to grow light in the morning: The day dawned with a cloudless sky.
2. to begin to open or develop.
3. to begin to be perceived (usually fol. by on): The idea dawned on him.

Dawn



Pronunciation: (dôn), [key]
—n.
a female given name.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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