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crack of dawn

crack of dawn
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [krak uhv, ov dawn]
    • /kræk ʌv, ɒv dɔn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [krak uhv, ov dawn]
    • /kræk ʌv, ɒv dɔn/

Definitions of crack of dawn words

  • noun crack of dawn the very instant that the sun rises 3
  • noun crack of dawn very early in the morning 3
  • noun crack of dawn the part of morning when light first appears in the sky. 1
  • noun crack of dawn (Idiomatic) The first moment of daylight; sunrise. 0
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Parts of speech for Crack of dawn

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Crack of dawn

crack of dawn popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for crack of dawn

noun crack of dawn

  • daylight — Daylight is the natural light that there is during the day, before it gets dark.
  • daybreak — Daybreak is the time in the morning when light first appears.
  • dawning — gradually beginning to become light
  • morning — the first part or period of the day, extending from dawn, or from midnight, to noon.
  • light — a light product, as a beer or cigarette.
All 27 Synonyms of crack of dawn

Antonyms for crack of dawn

noun crack of dawn

  • sunset — the setting or descent of the sun below the horizon in the evening.
  • dusk — the state or period of partial darkness between day and night; the dark part of twilight.
  • setting — the act or state of setting or the state of being set.
  • sundown — sunset, especially the time of sunset.
  • darkness — the state or quality of being dark: The room was in total darkness.
All 8 Antonyms of crack of dawn

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