Antedawn

/ˌæn.tiˈdɔn/ noun

Definition

The period of time just before dawn; the very early morning hours before sunrise.

Etymology

From Latin 'ante' (before) + 'dawn' (from Old English 'dagian', to become day). A poetic or literary term combining the prefix with the daily phenomenon.

Kelly Says

Writers and poets love the word 'antedawn' because that hour before sunrise has a special quality—it's when night creatures are still active but the world is getting ready to wake, creating a magical liminal space that few humans experience.

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