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English noun: break of the day

1. break of the day (time) the first light of day


SamplesWe got up before dawn.
They talked until morning.


Synonymsaurora, break of day, cockcrow, dawn, dawning, daybreak, dayspring, first light, morning, sunrise, sunup


Broader (hypernym)hour, time of day


Antonymssundown, sunset









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