Definition of Predawn

1. Noun. Before the rising of the sun ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Predawn

1. the time just before dawn [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Predawn

predates
predating
predation
predations
predatism
predatisms
predator
predator-bug
predator bug
predator bugs
predatorily
predators
predatory
predatory animal
predatory pricing
predawn (current term)
predawns
predeal
predeath
predeaths
predebate
predecay
predecease
predeceased
predeceaser
predeceasers
predeceases
predeceasing
predecessive
predecessor

Literary usage of Predawn

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Drought Resistance in Crops with Emphasis on Rice by International Rice Research Institute (1982)
"In the larger soil mass, predawn y declined to-12to ... In pots, a similar decline in predawn y was achieved in 4-6 days. In both cases the minimum ys ..."

2. Savannah, Georgia: A Photographic Portrait by Twin Lights Publishers, Twin Lights Publishers, Incorporated (2002)
"... Soft hues of lavender, rose and blue intermingle in the calm predawn on the coast of Tybee Island. PIER AT NIGHT (opposite) Kandie K. ..."

3. Travels and Discoveries in North and Central Africa: Being a Journal of an by Heinrich Barth (1896)
"... king of Kanem, whose officers never ceased to make predawn incursions into Bornu, died, and was succeeded by his son, 'Abd Allah. ..."

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