albor
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USAGE NOTE
This word is often used in the plural in the sense shown in 2).
el albor(
ahl
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bohr
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (literary) (sunrise)
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
2. (figurative) (beginning)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. dawn (figurative)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
Desde los albores del cine, las técnicas cinematográficas no han dejado de mejorar.Since the dawn of cinema, cinematographic techniques have not ceased to improve.
3. (literary) (quality of white)
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
a. whiteness
No hay nada más hermoso que el albor del paisaje antártico.There's nothing as beautiful as the whiteness of the Antarctic landscape.
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