1. (

• dawn ,
• dawning ,
• morning ,
• aurora ,
• first_light ,
• daybreak ,
• break_of_day ,
• break_of_the_day ,
• dayspring ,
• sunrise ,
• sunup ,
• cockcrow

) the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning" ;

2. (

• aurora

) an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles following the earth's magnetic lines of force ;

3. (

• Aurora

) (Roman mythology) goddess of the dawn; counterpart of Greek Eos ;