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Definition of Morning

1. Noun. The time period between dawn and noon. "I spent the morning running errands"

2. Noun. A conventional expression of greeting or farewell.

3. Noun. The first light of day. "They talked until morning"

4. Noun. The earliest period. "The morning of the world"

Definition of Morning

1. n. The first or early part of the day, variously understood as the earliest hours of light, the time near sunrise; the time from midnight to noon, from rising to noon, etc.

2. a. Pertaining to the first part or early part of the day; being in the early part of the day; as, morning dew; morning light; morning service.

Definition of Morning

1. Noun. The part of the day after midnight and before midday: ''one o'clock in the morning'' = 0100 or 1 a.m. ¹

2. Noun. The part of the day from dawn to midday. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Morning

1. the early part of the day [n -S]

Medical Definition of Morning

1. Pertaining to the first part or early part of the day; being in the early part of the day; as, morning dew; morning light; morning service. "She looks as clear As morning roses newly washed with dew." (Shak) Morning gown, a gown worn in the morning before one is dressed for the day. Morning gun, a gun fired at the first stroke of reveille at military posts. Morning sickness, nausea and vomiting, usually occurring in the morning; a common sign of pregnancy. Morning star. Any one of the planets (Venus, Jupiter, Mars, or Saturn) when it precedes the sun in rising, especially. Venus. Cf. Evening star, Evening. Satan. See Lucifer. "Since he miscalled the morning star, Nor man nor fiend hath fallen so far." (Byron) A weapon consisting of a heavy ball set with spikes, either attached to a staff or suspended from one by a chain. Morning watch, the watch between four A. M. And eight A. M. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Morning

mormon cricket mormyrid mormyrids mormyromast mormyromasts morn morna mornas mornay mornays

morne morned mornes morniflumate mornin' morning (current term) morning(a) morning, noon and night morning-afters morning-glory family

morning-kitchen morning-land morning after morning afters morning coat morning diarrhoea morning draught morning draughts

Literary usage of Morning

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy (1917)
"CHAPTER VII THE morning AND THE EVENING OF A DAY The wedding morning came. ... The morning wore away. Eleven o'clock struck: could it be that the wedding ..."

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