The first appearance of daylight in the morning

• sunup

  1. The time of sunrise.

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  1. The time of sunrise.

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• sunrise

  1. The event or time of the appearance of the upper circumferential edge of the sun as it rises above the horizon, typically the eastern horizon except for extreme latitudes.
  2. The sky as the sun rises:
  3. An outset or emergence:

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  1. The event or time of the appearance of the upper circumferential edge of the sun as it rises above the horizon, typically the eastern horizon except for extreme latitudes.
  2. The sky as the sun rises:
  3. An outset or emergence:

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• morning

  1. The first or early part of the day, lasting from midnight to noon or from sunrise to noon.
  2. The dawn.
  3. The first or early part; the beginning:

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  1. The first or early part of the day, lasting from midnight to noon or from sunrise to noon.
  2. The dawn.
  3. The first or early part; the beginning:

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• morn

  1. The morning.
  2. The dawn.

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  1. The morning.
  2. The dawn.

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• daybreak

  1. The beginning of day; dawn.

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  1. The beginning of day; dawn.

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• dawning

  1. (now chiefly poetic) Dawn.
  2. The first beginnings of something.
  3. Present participle of dawn.

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  1. (now chiefly poetic) Dawn.
  2. The first beginnings of something.
  3. Present participle of dawn.

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• cockcrow

  1. The very beginning of the day; dawn.

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  1. The very beginning of the day; dawn.

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• aurora

  1. A luminous atmospheric phenomenon appearing as streamers or bands of light sometimes visible in the night sky in northern or southern regions of the earth. It is thought to be caused by charged particles from the sun entering the earth's magnetic field and stimulating molecules in the atmosphere.
  2. The dawn.

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  1. A luminous atmospheric phenomenon appearing as streamers or bands of light sometimes visible in the night sky in northern or southern regions of the earth. It is thought to be caused by charged particles from the sun entering the earth's magnetic field and stimulating molecules in the atmosphere.
  2. The dawn.

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The initial stage of a developmental process

• start

  1. To begin a movement, activity, or undertaking:
  2. To move on the initial part of a journey:
  3. To have a beginning; commence:

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  1. To begin a movement, activity, or undertaking:
  2. To move on the initial part of a journey:
  3. To have a beginning; commence:

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• spring

  1. To move upward or forward in a single quick motion or a series of such motions; leap:
  2. To move suddenly, especially because of being resilient or moved by a spring:
  3. To start doing something suddenly:

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  1. To move upward or forward in a single quick motion or a series of such motions; leap:
  2. To move suddenly, especially because of being resilient or moved by a spring:
  3. To start doing something suddenly:

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• outset

  1. The initial stage of something; the beginning:

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  1. The initial stage of something; the beginning:

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• origin

  1. The point at which something comes into existence or from which it derives or is derived.
  2. Ancestry:
  3. The fact of originating; rise or derivation:

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  1. The point at which something comes into existence or from which it derives or is derived.
  2. Ancestry:
  3. The fact of originating; rise or derivation:

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• opening

  1. The act or an instance of becoming open or being made to open:
  2. A gap, breach, or aperture:
  3. A clearing in the woods.

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  1. The act or an instance of becoming open or being made to open:
  2. A gap, breach, or aperture:
  3. A clearing in the woods.

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• onset

  1. The beginning or start of something:
  2. The part of a syllable that precedes the nucleus. In the word nucleus (no͝o&STRESS;klē-əs), the onset of the first syllable is (n), the onset of the second syllable is (kl), and the last syllable has no onset.
  3. An attack by military forces; an assault.

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  1. The beginning or start of something:
  2. The part of a syllable that precedes the nucleus. In the word nucleus (no͝o&STRESS;klē-əs), the onset of the first syllable is (n), the onset of the second syllable is (kl), and the last syllable has no onset.
  3. An attack by military forces; an assault.

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• nascency

  1. A state of incipiency; a quality of nascence.

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  1. A state of incipiency; a quality of nascence.

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• nascence

  1. A coming into being; a beginning:

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  1. A coming into being; a beginning:

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• inception

  1. The beginning of something, such as an undertaking; a commencement.

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  1. The beginning of something, such as an undertaking; a commencement.

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• genesis

  1. The coming into being of something; the origin.

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  1. The coming into being of something; the origin.

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• commencement

  1. A beginning; a start.
  2. A ceremony at which academic degrees or diplomas are conferred.
  3. The day on which such a ceremony occurs.

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  1. A beginning; a start.
  2. A ceremony at which academic degrees or diplomas are conferred.
  3. The day on which such a ceremony occurs.

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• birth

  1. The emergence and separation of offspring from the body of the mother.
  2. The act or process of bearing young; parturition:
  3. The circumstances or conditions relating to this event, as its time or location:

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  1. The emergence and separation of offspring from the body of the mother.
  2. The act or process of bearing young; parturition:
  3. The circumstances or conditions relating to this event, as its time or location:

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• beginning

  1. The act or process of bringing or being brought into being; a start:
  2. The time when something begins or is begun:
  3. The place where something begins or is begun:

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  1. The act or process of bringing or being brought into being; a start:
  2. The time when something begins or is begun:
  3. The place where something begins or is begun:

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To begin to appear or develop

• originate

  1. To bring into being; create or start:
  2. To come into being; start:

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  1. To bring into being; create or start:
  2. To come into being; start:

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• emerge

  1. To move out or away from a surrounding fluid, covering, or shelter:
  2. To come into view:
  3. To become conscious:

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  1. To move out or away from a surrounding fluid, covering, or shelter:
  2. To come into view:
  3. To become conscious:

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• commence

  1. To begin; start.
  2. To enter upon or have a beginning; start.

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  1. To begin; start.
  2. To enter upon or have a beginning; start.

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• arise

  1. To get up, as from a sitting or prone position; rise.
  2. To awaken and get up:
  3. To move upward; ascend.

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  1. To get up, as from a sitting or prone position; rise.
  2. To awaken and get up:
  3. To move upward; ascend.

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• appear

  1. To become visible:
  2. To be shown or included:
  3. To come into existence:

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  1. To become visible:
  2. To be shown or included:
  3. To come into existence:

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The coming of day

• daybreak

  1. The beginning of day; dawn.

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  1. The beginning of day; dawn.

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• sunrise

  1. The event or time of the appearance of the upper circumferential edge of the sun as it rises above the horizon, typically the eastern horizon except for extreme latitudes.
  2. The sky as the sun rises:
  3. An outset or emergence:

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  1. The event or time of the appearance of the upper circumferential edge of the sun as it rises above the horizon, typically the eastern horizon except for extreme latitudes.
  2. The sky as the sun rises:
  3. An outset or emergence:

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• dawning

  1. (now chiefly poetic) Dawn.
  2. The first beginnings of something.
  3. Present participle of dawn.

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  1. (now chiefly poetic) Dawn.
  2. The first beginnings of something.
  3. Present participle of dawn.

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The beginning

• advent

  1. The coming or arrival of something or someone that is important or worthy of note:
  2. The liturgical period preceding Christmas, beginning in Western churches on the fourth Sunday before Christmas and in Eastern churches in mid-November, and observed by many Christians as a season of prayer, fasting, and penitence.
  3. The coming of Jesus at the Incarnation.

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  1. The coming or arrival of something or someone that is important or worthy of note:
  2. The liturgical period preceding Christmas, beginning in Western churches on the fourth Sunday before Christmas and in Eastern churches in mid-November, and observed by many Christians as a season of prayer, fasting, and penitence.
  3. The coming of Jesus at the Incarnation.

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• rise

  1. To assume a standing position after lying, sitting, or kneeling.
  2. To get out of bed:
  3. To move from a lower to a higher position; ascend:

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  1. To assume a standing position after lying, sitting, or kneeling.
  2. To get out of bed:
  3. To move from a lower to a higher position; ascend:

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• start

  1. To begin a movement, activity, or undertaking:
  2. To move on the initial part of a journey:
  3. To have a beginning; commence:

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  1. To begin a movement, activity, or undertaking:
  2. To move on the initial part of a journey:
  3. To have a beginning; commence:

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• source

  1. A person or thing from which something comes into being or is derived or obtained:
  2. The point of origin of a stream or river.
  3. One, such as a person or document, that supplies information:

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  1. A person or thing from which something comes into being or is derived or obtained:
  2. The point of origin of a stream or river.
  3. One, such as a person or document, that supplies information:

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