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predawn

predawn noun: the period immediately preceding dawn.

Noun

predawn (countable and uncountable, plural predawns)

  1. The period immediately preceding dawn.
    Antonyms:
    predusk, postdawn

Adjective

predawn (not comparable)

  1. Before dawn.
    • A thick layer of mist, gray and ghostly in the predawn glow, emanated from the water, as if witchfire burned upon the surface of the liquid.2008, Christopher Paolini, “Assault on Helgrind”, in Brisingr, page 38
    • Sparks erupted from the bottom of a FedEx cargo jet as it made a predawn emergency landing Wednesday at Los Angeles International Airport, officials said.2020 August 19, Ray Sanchez, Cheri Mossburg, “FedEx cargo jet makes predawn emergency landing in Los Angeles”, in CNN, archived from the original on 18 Nov 2025
    Antonyms:
    postdawn

predawn meaning in Urdu

predawn in Urdu

آخر شب, صبح کاذب

Antonyms of predawn

Forms of predawn

pluralpredawns

Origin of predawn

From pre- + dawn.

Questions about predawn

What does predawn mean?
Predawn means the period immediately preceding dawn.
What is predawn in Urdu?
Predawn in Urdu is آخر شب, صبح کاذب. See Predawn meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is predawn?
Predawn can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of predawn?
The plural of predawn is predawns.

Words near predawn in the dictionary

  1. predatory tunicates
  2. predatosome
  3. predatosomes
  4. predauer
  5. predauers
  6. predawn
  7. predawns
  8. predaylight
  9. predaytime
  10. predazzite
  11. Predazzo

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Adapted from Wiktionary: predawn (page history and authors); predawn (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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