sunup
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See also: sun-up
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
sunup (countable and uncountable, plural sunups)
- (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.”
- (US) The change in color of the sky at sunup.
Synonyms[edit]
- (time of day): dawn, daybreak, sunrise; see also Thesaurus:dawn
Translations[edit]
time of day — see sunrise
change in color of sky — see sunrise