The Clue
Aurora (4 letter answer)
The Answer
DAWN
Tags
Notes
The answer DAWN is common and appears about once every 300 puzzles.
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Definition
DAWN as a noun:
1. (dawn, dawning, morning, aurora, first light, daybreak, break of day, break of the day, dayspring, sunrise, sunup, cockcrow) = the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning"
2. (dawn, morning) = the earliest period; "the dawn of civilization"; "the morning of the world"
3. an opening time period; "it was the dawn of the Roman Empire"
DAWN as a verb:
1. (click, get through, dawn, come home, get across, sink in, penetrate, fall into place) = become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions; "It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was penetrated with sorrow"
2. appear or develop; "The age of computers had dawned"
3. become light; "It started to dawn, and we had to get up"