ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Predawn

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Predawn is a noun meaning The period immediately preceding dawn.

Meaning

The period immediately preceding dawn.

More Meanings

  1. Before dawn.

Example Sentences

A thick layer of mist, gray and ghostly in the predawn glow, emanated from the water, as if witchfire burned upon the surface of the liquid.
Sparks erupted from the bottom of a FedEx cargo jet as it made a predawn emergency landing Wednesday at Los Angeles International Airport, officials said.

Word Forms

Antonyms for predawn

Common opposites include predusk, postdawn.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include dawn, foredawn, predusk, morning, predarkness, dawning.

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