Definition: the earliest period
Usage: the dawn of civilization; the morning of the world
Synonyms: break of day, break of the day, cockcrow, aurora, first light, morning, dawn, dawning, daybreak, dayspring, sunrise, sunup
Definition: the first light of day
Usage: we got up before dawn; they talked until morning
Synonyms: dawn
Definition: an opening time period
Usage: it was the dawn of the Roman Empire
Similar words: time period, period, period of time
Definition: an amount of time
Usage: a time period of 30 years; hastened the period of time of his recovery; Picasso's blue period
Synonyms: dawn
Definition: become light
Usage: It started to dawn, and we had to get up
Similar words: change
Definition: undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
Usage: She changed completely as she grew older; The weather changed last night
Synonyms: dawn
Definition: appear or develop
Usage: The age of computers had dawned
Definition: have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
Usage: The DMZ begins right over the hill; The second movement begins after the Allegro; Prices for these homes start at $250,000