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break of day
break of day
The first sign of daylight; dawn. The party went on until the break of day.
break of day
Dawn, early morning, as in We'll leave at break of day, as soon as it's light, or I feel as though I've been working since the break of day. This term uses break in the sense "burst out of darkness." [First half of 1500s] A synonym from the same period is the noun daybreak.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Daviti | | - | Georgian |
Semele | | - | Greek Mythology |
Corbett | | ['kɔ:bət] | |
Bacchus | | BAK-əs (English) | Greek Mythology (Latinized) |
Dione (1) | | dee-O-nee (English) | Greek Mythology |
Sonam | | - | Tibetan, Bhutanese, Indian, Hindi, Marathi |