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noun
A thin ambient light which precedes true dawn, typically by around an hour, in certain parts of the world.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Something engendering premature hope; a promising sign which in fact leads to nothing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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History
From false + dawn, calque of Arabic صُبْح كَاذِب (ṣubḥ kāḏib).
Across languages
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