dawn
CEFR: B2
The earliest period of morning when light first appears in the sky before the sun rises over the horizon. In academic discourse and essay writing, it frequently operates metaphorically to signal the emergence or inception of a historical era, technology, or philosophical movement (e.g. 'the dawn of artificial intelligence').
Common Collocations
- at the dawn of
- dawn of a new era
- from dawn till dusk
Example Sentence
The late eighteenth century witnessed the dawn of mechanised manufacturing across Western Europe.