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noun the first light of day
noun atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily appearance of the sun
noun the daily event of the sun rising above the horizon
originFrom Middle English sonne-rys, sunne ryse, equivalent to sun + rise. Compare Middle English son risyng, sunne rijsyng, sonne-rysing (“sunrise”, literally “sun rising”).
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