noun

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

2. the first light of day

[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;e.g. we got up before dawn
[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;they talked until morning

[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;Synonym: dawndawningmorningfirst lightdaybreakbreak of daybreak of the daydayspringsunrisesunupcockcrow