dawning

C2+ Topic:Word Formation & Derivatives

US /ˈdɔnɪŋ/ UK /ˈdɔːnɪŋ/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the beginning or first appearance of something

The dawning of the digital age changed everything.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the beginning or first... dawn daybreak beginning emergence start onset genesis inception

Opposites

dusk ending close twilight

Word family

Related forms dawn dawned

Etymology

Gerund/participle of the verb dawn, from Middle English dawnen, a back-formation from dawning, ultimately from Old English dagung ('dawn'), from dæg ('day'). Used figuratively of any first appearance or beginning.

dagung Old English dæg Old English

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Topics

Word Formation & Derivatives General Vocabulary

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# dawning

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈdɔnɪŋ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈdɔːnɪŋ/

## Meanings
1. the beginning or first appearance of something

## Examples
- The dawning of the digital age changed everything.

## Synonyms
- dawn
- daybreak
- beginning
- emergence
- start
- onset
- genesis
- inception

## Antonyms
- dusk
- ending
- close
- twilight

## Related Forms
- dawn
- dawned

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: dagung
- Root: dæg

## Etymology
Gerund/participle of the verb dawn, from Middle English dawnen, a back-formation from dawning, ultimately from Old English dagung ('dawn'), from dæg ('day'). Used figuratively of any first appearance or beginning.

## AI Etymology
Dawning has the etymological history Gerund/participle of the verb dawn, from Middle English dawnen, a back-formation from dawning, ultimately from Old English dagung ('dawn'), from dæg ('day'). Used figuratively of any first appearance or beginning. The ancestry passes through Old English dagung and Old English dæg. In present use as noun and adjective, it means "the beginning or first appearance of something", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. The figurative development named in the history lets the word move from a concrete base into a broader descriptive use. Related words include dawn and dawned.

## Topics
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- General Vocabulary

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