English Explanatory Dictionary

daybreak

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The beginning of the day; the first moment of daylight.
name
  1. Surat Al-Falaq (Arabic: سورة الفلق) (Dawn, Daybreak), the 113th Sura of the Qur'an.

Pronunciation

/ˈdeɪbɹeɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-daybreak.wav

Word forms

daybreak daybreaks

Etymology

From day + break.

Synonyms

sunrise sunlight daylight break of day break of dawn crack of dawn dawn ass crack of dawn break butt crack of dawn cockcrow daybreak dayspring first light lauds solrise sparrow-fart sun sunrising sunup

Antonyms

dusk nightfall cockshut crepusculum dark dimmity duckish evenfall mirkning night sun sundown sunset vespers
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