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Definition of sunrise noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sunrise

noun
 
/ˈsʌnraɪz/
 
/ˈsʌnraɪz/
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  1. [uncountable] the time when the sun first appears in the sky in the morning
    • at sunrise We got up at sunrise.
    • We left before sunrise.
    compare dawnTopics Timeb2
  2. [countable, usually singular] the colours in the part of the sky where the sun first appears in the morning
    • the pinks and yellows of the sunrise
    • They looked out at the silvery yellow of the highland sunrise.
    Topics Spaceb2
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