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sunniness(noun, light, energy, shine, luminosity)
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temperateness(noun, light, energy, shine, luminosity)
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visible light(noun, light, energy, shine, luminosity)
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visible radiation(noun, light, energy, shine, luminosity)
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birth(noun, cause, start, rise, top)
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brilliance(noun, light, energy, luminosity, radiance)
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glow(noun, light, energy, luminosity, radiance)
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origin(noun, cause, start, rise, top)
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start(noun, cause, rise, authority, beginning)
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sun(noun, light, energy, shine, luminosity)
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brightness(noun, light, energy, luminosity, radiance)
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commencement(noun, cause, start, rise, top)
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day(noun, light, energy, shine, sunshine)
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genesis(noun, rise, top, beginning, opening)
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onset(noun, attack, cause, start, rise)
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outset(noun, cause, start, rise, top)
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dayspring
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first light(noun, expression, idiom, dawn, daylight)
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predawn
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source(noun, cause, start, rise, top)
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