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Morgendämmerung

dawn

noun MOR-gen-deh-mer-ung Less Common
Time Time of Day

Also means

daybreak

Usage Note

Morgendämmerung names the gradual light before sunrise, a compound of Morgen and Dämmerung. It is feminine: die Morgendämmerung. Its counterpart is Abenddämmerung (dusk); both describe twilight rather than a sharp moment.

Examples

"In der Morgendämmerung brachen die Wanderer auf."

Natural Translation

At dawn the hikers set off.

Literal Translation

In the morning-twilight broke the hikers up.

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