adj
Meaning 1
Before dawn.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: postdawn
Standard Lemma guide
predawn
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Pronunciation
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noun
Meaning 2
The period immediately preceding dawn.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: predusk, postdawn
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh2- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh2i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English dawn English predawn From pre- + dawn.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Greek: αξημέρωτος (aximérotos) — before dawn
- Dutch: voor de dageraad — period before the rising of the sun
- French: avant l'aurore — period before the rising of the sun
- Navajo: hayoołkááł — period before the rising of the sun
- Spanish: el período antes del amanecer — period before the rising of the sun
- ǃXóõ: kxʻāo — period before the rising of the sun