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sunup

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sun·up  (snp)
n.
The time of sunrise.
sunup [ˈsʌnˌʌp]
n
(Astronomy) another name (esp US) for sunrise [3]
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Noun1.sunup - the first light of daysunup - the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning"
aurora, break of day, break of the day, cockcrow, dawn, dawning, daybreak, dayspring, first light, sunrise, morning
time of day, hour - clock time; "the hour is getting late"
Translations
sunup [ˈsʌnʌp] N (US) → salida f del sol
sunup [ˈsʌnʌp] n (fam) → alba
to work sunup to sundown → lavorare dall'alba al tramonto
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