forenoon

[n. fawr-noon, fohr-; adj. fawr-noon, fohr-]

Origin

noun

the period of daylight before noon.

the latter part of the morning.

adjective

of or pertaining to the forenoon.

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Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English. See fore-, noon

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forenoon (ˈfɔːˌnuːn)

—n
	a. the daylight hours before or just before noon
	b. (as modifier): a forenoon conference

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forenoon

c.1500, from fore + noon.

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"When we were opposite to the middle of Billerica, the fields on either hand had a soft and cultivated English aspect, the village spire being seen over the copses which skirt the river, and sometimes an orchard straggled down to the water-side, though, generally, our course this forenoon was the wildest part of our voyage. It seemed that men led a quiet and very civil life there. The inhabitants were plainly cultivators of the earth, and lived under an organized political government. The schoolhouse stood with a meek aspect, entreating a long truce to war and savage life."

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