sunup

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sun + up

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sunup (countable and uncountable, plural sunups)

  1. (US) The time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon.
    • 1909, Edward S. Ellis, Alden the Pony Express Rider[1]:
      “Shagbark, that was risky on your part; even where it lies it is much closer than I like, for we shall all have to see it in the morning.”
      “No, you won’t; it’ll be gone afore sunup.”
  2. (US) The change in color of the sky at sunup.

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