Definitions
Period between midnight to before dawn.
Word origin
From pre- + dawn.
Used in a sentence
“A thick layer of mist, gray and ghostly in the predawn glow, emanated from the water, as if witchfire burned upon the surface of the liquid.”
“Sparks erupted from the bottom of a FedEx cargo jet as it made a predawn emergency landing Wednesday at Los Angeles International Airport, officials said.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Before sunrise”7 letters
02“Before first light”7 letters
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