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   dawning

   /ˈdɔːnɪŋ/

   noun

   • 1. dawn. literary
   • 2. the beginning or first appearance of something: "the dawnings of civilization"

   adjective

   • 1. beginning to grow light: literary "the dawning sky"
   • 2. coming into existence: "the dawning era of internet TV"
   • ▪ becoming evident to the mind: "he smiled with dawning recognition"

   Word Origin Middle English: alteration of earlier dawing, from Old Englishdagian ‘to dawn’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dagen and German tagen, also to day.

   Scrabble Points: 12

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