noun
- The first light of day.
- usage: "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning"
- synonyms: dawn, dawning, morning, aurora, first light, daybreak, break of day, break of the day, dayspring, sunup, cockcrow
- Atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily appearance of the sun.
- The daily event of the sun rising above the horizon.
adjective
- Of an industry or technology; new and developing.
- usage: "high-technology sunrise industries"
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