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alba — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • alb noun A long, white robe worn by priests and other ministers, underneath most of the other vestments.
  • dawn noun The time of day when light first appears in the sky before the sun rises.
  • daybreak noun The moment in the morning when daylight first appears.
  • sunrise noun The moment the sun comes up over the horizon in the morning.

Senses

alba is used for these senses in English:

  • alb (Christianity, chiefly, _, Anglicanism, Roman Catholicism) A long, white robe worn by priests and other ministers, underneath most of the other vestments.
  • dawn (uncountable) The morning twilight period immediately before sunrise.
  • dawn (countable) The rising of the sun.
  • dawn (uncountable) The time when the sun rises.
  • daybreak The beginning of the day; the first moment of daylight.
  • sunrise The time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon.
  • sunrise (figuratively) Any great awakening.

dawn — full definition

  1. noun The time of day when light first appears in the sky before the sun rises.
  2. verb To begin to become clear or obvious to someone, often suddenly.

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