dawnnounfeminineliterário/aɫvuˈɾaðɐ/mediumal·vo·ra·daPortuguesEnglishEspanolFrancaisDefinitionThe first light of day; sunrise; figuratively, the beginning or awakening of something.The birds began to sing at dawn.The discovery marked the dawn of a new scientific era.syndawnsunrisedaybreakantdusknightfallCommon collocationsdawn of daydawn of lifeIdiomatic expressionsat dawn (at sunrise)EtymologyDo árabe 'al-baqqara' (a manhã, o amanhecer).Related wordsalvoralvoreceralvora