Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dawn]
- /dɔn/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [dawn]
- /dɔn/
Definitions of dawnlike word
- noun dawnlike the first appearance of daylight in the morning: Dawn broke over the valley. 1
- noun dawnlike the beginning or rise of anything; advent: the dawn of civilization. 1
- verb without object dawnlike to begin to grow light in the morning: The day dawned with a cloudless sky. 1
- verb without object dawnlike to begin to open or develop. 1
- verb without object dawnlike to begin to be perceived (usually followed by on): The idea dawned on him. 1
- adjective dawnlike Resembling dawn or some aspect of it. 0
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Origin of dawnlike
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
before 1150; Middle English dawen (v.), Old English dagian, derivative of dæg day; akin to Old Norse daga, Middle Dutch, Middle Low German dagen, Old High German tagēn
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Parts of speech for Dawnlike
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dawnlike popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
dawnlike usage trend in Literature
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