before dawn

adverbial phrase

Meaning

In the early hours of the morning, just prior to the first appearance of light in the sky.

Examples

We had to leave the house before dawn to reach the summit by sunrise.
The soldiers stood guard in the cold silence before dawn.

Synonyms: early, pre-dawn, at daybreak, at the crack of dawn

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before dawn

adverbial phrase

Pronunciation: bɪˈfɔːr dɔːn

Definition

In the early hours of the morning, just prior to the first appearance of light in the sky.

Examples

We had to leave the house before dawn to reach the summit by sunrise.
The soldiers stood guard in the cold silence before dawn.

Synonyms of before dawn

Words with a similar meaning to before dawn:

early
pre-dawn
at daybreak
at the crack of dawn

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