CEFR B2

day-spring

noun

Meaning

day-spring means a period of time equal or almost equal to a full day-night cycle, being 24 hours long. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses day-spring to mean a period of time equal or almost equal to a full day-night cycle, being 24 hours....
The teacher asked students to find day-spring in the reading.

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day-spring (B2)

noun

Definition

Examples

The article uses day-spring to mean a period of time equal or almost equal to a full day-night cycle, being 24 hours....
The teacher asked students to find day-spring in the reading.

How to Use day-spring

a/the day-spring (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a day-spring."
day-spring in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked day-spring in context before translating it."

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