Noun

1. A new beginning; a fresh start; an important, promising turning point.

Quotations

• 1881, Georg Ebers, The Emperor (Der Kaiser) trans. Clara Bell, ch. 15,

  A distant gleam shone through the weight of his troubles, seeming to promise the dawn of a new day.

• 1914, H. G. Wells, "The World Set Free," section 8.

  This—this is the dawn of a new day in human living.

• 2007, Michael Cusenza, "New Leader Selected For Queens Chamber," Queens Tribune Online, 29 Nov.,

  It’s the dawn of a new day—a new era, even—for the Queens Chamber of Commerce.