- (v.i.) To began to give promise; to begin to appear or to expand.
- (v.i.) To begin to grow light in the morning; to grow light; to break or begin to appear; as, the day dawns; the morning dawns.
- (n.) The break of day; the first appearance of light in the morning; show of approaching sunrise.
- (n.) First opening or expansion; first appearance; beginning; rise.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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