false dawn

noun

zodiacal light occurring before sunrise.

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Origin of false dawn

First recorded in 1825–35

Words nearby false dawn

false colour, false colours, false conjugate, false consciousness, false cyst, false dawn, false decretals, false diamond, false diverticulum, false dragonhead, false face
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British Dictionary definitions for false dawn

false dawn

noun

zodiacal light appearing just before sunrise
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