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sunrise

 
/ˈsʌnˌrɑɪz/ n [U] (also sunup /ˈsʌnˌʌp/) (EARLY MORNING)

Definition

the time in the morning when you first see the sun: In winter, I leave the house before sunrise.
(Definition of sunrise n (EARLY MORNING) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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