Midnight vs. Dawn

Midnight vs. Dawn — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Midnight and Dawn

Midnightnoun

(historical) The middle of the night: the sixth temporal hour, equidistant between sunset and sunrise.

Dawnverb

(intransitive) To begin to brighten with daylight.

A new day dawns.

Midnightnoun

12 o'clock at night exactly.

Dawnverb

(intransitive) To start to appear or be realized.

I don’t want to be there when the truth dawns on him.

Midnightadjective

(poetic) Utterly dark or black.

Dawnverb

(intransitive) To begin to give promise; to begin to appear or to expand.

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Midnightnoun

12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night;

young children should not be allowed to stay up until midnight

Dawnnoun

(uncountable) The morning twilight period immediately before sunrise.

Dawnnoun

(countable) The rising of the sun.

Dawnnoun

(uncountable) The time when the sun rises.

She rose before dawn to meet the train.

Dawnnoun

(uncountable) The beginning.

the dawn of civilization

Dawnnoun

the first light of day;

we got up before dawnthey talked until morning
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Dawnnoun

the earliest period;

the dawn of civilizationthe morning of the world

Dawnnoun

an opening time period;

it was the dawn of the Roman Empire

Dawnverb

become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions;

It dawned on him that she had betrayed himshe was penetrated with sorrow

Dawnverb

appear or develop;

The age of computers had dawned

Dawnverb

become light;

It started to dawn, and we had to get up