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morn·ing

[mawr-ning]
noun
1.
the first part or period of the day, extending from dawn, or from midnight, to noon.
2.
the beginning of day; dawn: Morning is almost here.
3.
the first or early period of anything; beginning: the morning of life.
adjective
4.
of or pertaining to morning: the morning hours.
5.
occurring, appearing, used, etc., in the morning: a morning coffee break.

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a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

Origin:
1200–50; Middle English; see morn, -ing1; modeled on evening

pre·morn·ing, adjective


2. morn, daybreak, sunrise.

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Example Sentences
  • Two instances of alleged plagiarism involving academe are making headlines this morning.
  • Morning coffee with a beautiful overlook of mt moran in grand tetons national park.
  • Millions of people were treated to a rare view of a solar eclipse this morning.
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morning (ˈmɔːnɪŋ)
 
n
1.  the first part of the day, ending at or around noon
2.  sunrise; daybreak; dawn
3.  the beginning or early period: the morning of the world
4.  informal the morning after the aftereffects of excess, esp a hangover
5.  (modifier) of, used, or occurring in the morning: morning coffee
 
[C13 morwening, from morn, formed on the model of evening]

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Word Origin & History

morning
mid-13c., morn, morewen (see morn) + suffix -ing, on pattern of evening. Originally the time just before sunrise. Morning after "hangover" is from 1884; as a type of contraception, attested from 1867. Morning sickness first recorded 1879 (O.E.
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had morgenwlætung). Morning glory is from 1814, in reference to the time the flowers open. Morning star "Venus in the east before sunrise" is from 1530s (O.E. had morgensteorra).
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Idioms & Phrases

morning

In addition to the idiom beginning with morning, also see good day (morning); Monday-morning quarterback.

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