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sun·up

 (sŭn′ŭp′)
n.
The time of sunrise.
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sunup

(ˈsʌnˌʌp)
n
(Astronomy) another name (esp US) for sunrise3
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sun•up

(ˈsʌnˌʌp)

n.
sunrise.
[1705–15, Amer.]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.sunup - the first light of daysunup - the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning"
time of day, hour - clock time; "the hour is getting late"
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sunup

noun
The first appearance of daylight in the morning:
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Translations
aamuruskoauringonnousu

sunup

[ˈsʌnʌp] N (US) → salida f del sol
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sunup

[ˈsʌnʌp] n (fam) → alba
to work sunup to sundown → lavorare dall'alba al tramonto
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References in classic literature ?
"It was an hour after sunup that I heard the boys coming, and recognized the hoof-beats of Pomp and Caesar and Jerry, old mates of mine; and a welcomer sound there couldn't ever be.
She was out in the fields from sunup until sundown.
So it was not until sunup the next day, that they were released.