sunrise
1 Americannoun
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the rise or ascent of the sun above the horizon in the morning.
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the atmospheric and scenic phenomena accompanying this.
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the time when half the sun has risen above the horizon.
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the open or beginning stage of any period.
adjective
noun
noun
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the daily appearance of the sun above the horizon
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the atmospheric phenomena accompanying this appearance
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Also called (esp US): sunup. the time at which the sun rises at a particular locality
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(modifier) of or relating to sunrise industry
sunrise technology
sunrise sector
Etymology
Origin of sunrise
1300–50; Middle English, short for sunrising ( sun, rise, -ing 1 )
Example Sentences
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It also came after sunrise, just as practicing Muslims began the daylong fast during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
Maggie was moved to the Brooklyn home of a compassionate female Spiritualist where she died, just before sunrise, on March 8, 1893, at the age of fifty-nine.
From Literature
Then, before sunrise Sunday morning, an army helicopter dropped more than a dozen Mexican special forces near Oseguera’s hideout in the town of Tapalpa, according to sources familiar with the operations.
From Los Angeles Times
During the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, shoppers stock up on treats, as families gather for lavish meals before and after the daytime fast that stretches from sunrise to sunset.
From Barron's
The tragedy is believed to have happened just before sunrise at a site outside the town of Wase run by the mining company Solid Unity Nigeria Ltd.
From BBC
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