daybreak

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdeɪbreɪk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈdeɪˌbreɪk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(dā′brāk′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
day•break /ˈdeɪˌbreɪk/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. the first appearance of daylight in the morning;
    dawn.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
day•break  (dā′brāk′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the first appearance of daylight in the morning;
    dawn.
  • day + break 1520–30

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
daybreak / ˈdeɪˌbreɪk/
  1. the time in the morning when light first appears; dawn; sunrise
'daybreak' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
break of day - cockcrow - dawn - dawning - daylight - dayspring - light - matin - matins - morning - turn - twilight

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