false dawn

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Synonyms: false dawns, false pain

Antonyms: false dawns, false pain

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Noun

1. A thin ambient [[light]] which precedes true [[dawn]], typically by around an hour, in certain parts of the world.
2. {{lb|en|figuratively}} Something engendering [[premature]] hope; a promising sign which in fact leads to nothing.

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