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sunrise

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sun·rise  (snrz)
n.
1. The event or time of the daily first appearance of the sun above the eastern horizon.
2. An outset or emergence: the sunrise of classical art and sculpture.

sunrise
Noun
1. the daily appearance of the sun above the horizon
2. the time at which the sun rises
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sunrisesunrise - the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning"
time of day, hour - clock time; "the hour is getting late"
sundown, sunset - the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
2.sunrise - atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily appearance of the sun
atmospheric phenomenon - a physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere
3.sunrise - the daily event of the sun rising above the horizon
periodic event, recurrent event - an event that recurs at intervals
Adj.1.sunrise - of an industry or technology; new and developing; "high-technology sunrise industries"
new - not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered; "a new law"; "new cars"; "a new comet"; "a new friend"; "a new year"; "the New World"

sunrise
noun dawn, daybreak, break of day, daylight, aurora (poetic) sunup, cockcrow, dayspring (poetic)
Translations

sunrise [ˈsʌnraɪz] nsalida del sol
sunrise [ˈsʌnraɪz] sun nlever m du soleil
sunrise [ˈsʌnraɪz] sun nSonnenaufgang m
sunrise [ˈsʌnraɪz] nlevata del sole, alba

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The German landlady gave us neat rooms and nice beds, and when I and my agent turned in, it was with the resolution to be up early and make the utmost of our first Alpine sunrise.
Here her mother had dreamed the exquisite, happy dreams of anticipated motherhood; here that red sunrise light had fallen over them both in the sacred hour of birth; here her mother had died.
There is no night-time in the northern summer, But golden shimmer fills the hours of sleep, And sunset fades not, till the bright new-comer, Red sunrise, smites the deep.
 
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