Dawn and Sun

Dawn

Dawn noun - The first appearance of light in the morning or the time of its appearance.

Usage example: we stayed up talking until dawn

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Sun and dawn are semantically related in daylight topic. In some cases you can use "Sun" instead a noun "Dawn".

Nearby Words: dawning, dawned, dawna, dawne

Sun noun - The first appearance of light in the morning or the time of its appearance.

Usage example: I'm afraid that for this long trip we shall have to leave with the sun

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Dawn and sun are semantically related in daylight topic. You can use "Dawn" instead a noun "Sun".

Nearby Words: sunless, sunlit

complete	complete dawn	complete sun
original	original dawn	original sun
single	single dawn	single sun
harsh	harsh dawn	harsh sun
Other adjectives: actual, false, young, shining, less, age, crimson, eponymous.

She went when it was still night, saw the dawn and the sun.

Source: Literature / First Light
Darcy and Elizabeth confessing their love for each other at dawn, finally embracing as the sun comes up.

Source: Cue the Sun
This serves as a nice handwave for things like the blatant differences between Mask of the Sun and Dawn of Ys.

Source: Franchise / Ys

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