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BREAK OF THE DAY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does break of the day mean?
• BREAK OF THE DAY (noun)
The noun BREAK OF THE DAY has 1 sense:
1. the first light of day
Familiarity information: BREAK OF THE DAY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The first light of day
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Synonyms:
aurora; break of day; break of the day; cockcrow; dawn; dawning; daybreak; dayspring; first light; morning; sunrise; sunup
Context example:
they talked until morning
Hypernyms ("break of the day" is a kind of...):
hour; time of day (clock time)
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