dawn
/ˈdɔn/
nounverb
Common
1.n.the first light of day
“we got up before dawn”
2.n.the earliest period
“the dawn of civilization”
3.n.an opening time period
“it was the dawn of the Roman Empire”
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dawn and morning share a recorded sense, so the question is not what they mean but which one fits. dawn means “the first light of day”. morning means “the time period between dawn and noon”. morning is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈdɔn/
1.n.the first light of day
“we got up before dawn”
2.n.the earliest period
“the dawn of civilization”
3.n.an opening time period
“it was the dawn of the Roman Empire”
/ˈmɔɹnɪŋ/
1.n.the time period between dawn and noon
“I spent the morning running errands”
2.n.a conventional expression of greeting or farewell
3.n.the first light of day
“we got up before dawn”
| dawn | morning | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈdɔn/ | /ˈmɔɹnɪŋ/ |
| Said | dawn | MAWR-ning |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Letters | 4 | 7 |
| Parts of speech | noun, verb | noun |
| Senses | 6 | 4 |
| How common | Common | Core |
| Synonyms | dawning, morning, aurora | morn, morning time, forenoon |
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