26984 words

dawning

2 definitions • 4 examples
1
starting to happen or become known or obvious:

Examples:

dawning realization There is a dawning realization that we cannot continue to deplete the planet.
The dawning promise of replacement therapy has shifted his outlook on life.
2
the beginning of a period of time:

Examples:

dawning of the dawning of the digital age
The steamboat was the dawning of a new day in travel in America.

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