the dawn of civilization

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• (the) dawn of something — the dawn of something literary phrase the time when something such as a new period in history begins People have talked about the weather since the dawn of civilization. Thesaurus: beginnings, starts and early stagessynonym Main entry: dawn …   Useful english dictionary

• the dawn of something — literary the time when something such as a new period in history begins People have talked about the weather since the dawn of civilization …   English dictionary

• Periodization of the Indus Valley Civilization — The term Indus Valley Tradition is used to refer to the cultures of the Indus and Ghaggar Hakra rivers, stretching from the Neolithic Mehrgarh period down to the Iron Age or Indo Gangetic Tradition.The Indus Valley Tradition is divided into four… …   Wikipedia

• The Dawn-Breakers — Texts Scriptures of the Bahá í Faith From The Báb Persian Bayán · Arabic Bayán Writings of the Báb …   Wikipedia

• civilization — (BrE also isation) noun ADJECTIVE ▪ ancient, early, old ▪ the early civilizations of Asia ▪ modern, new ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• dawn — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 early morning ADJECTIVE ▪ grey/gray ▪ early VERB + DAWN ▪ greet ▪ He always got up to greet the dawn …   Collocations dictionary

• dawn — dawn1 [do:n US do:n] n [U and C] [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: daw to dawn (10 19 centuries), from Old English dagian; related to day] 1.) the time at the beginning of the day when light first appears = ↑daybreak →↑dusk at dawn ▪ The first boats set… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• dawn — 1 noun (C, U) 1 the time at the beginning of the day when light first appears: We talked almost until dawn. | at dawn: The first boats set off at dawn. | dawn breaks (=the first light of the day appears): When dawn broke we were still 50 miles… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• dawn — dawnlike, adj. /dawn/, n. 1. the first appearance of daylight in the morning: Dawn broke over the valley. 2. the beginning or rise of anything; advent: the dawn of civilization. v.i. 3. to begin to grow light in the morning: The day dawned with a …   Universalium

• civilization — civ|i|li|za|tion also civilisation BrE [ˌsıvəl aıˈzeıʃən US vələ ] n 1.) [U and C] a society that is well organized and developed, used especially about a particular society in a particular place or at a particular time →↑civilized ▪ modern… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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