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[mawr-ning] 
nɪŋ
–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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| morn·ing (môr'nĭng) n.
[Middle English, from morn, morn; see morn.] |
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Morning
Morn"ing\, 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. 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 (Med.), nausea and vomiting, usually occurring in the morning; -- a common sign of pregnancy. Morning star. (a) Any one of the planets (Venus, Jupiter, Mars, or Saturn) when it precedes the sun in rising, esp. Venus. Cf. Evening star, Evening. (b) Satan. See Lucifer. Since he miscalled the morning star, Nor man nor fiend hath fallen so far. --Byron. (c) A weapon consisting of a heavy ball set with spikes, either attached to a staff or suspended from one by a chain. Morning watch (Naut.), the watch between four A. M. and eight A. M..
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : morning
Spanish:
mañana,
German:
der Morgen,
Japanese:
朝
morning
c.1250, 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. had morgenwlætung). Morning glory is from 1814, in ref. to the time the flowers open. Morning star "Venus in the east before sunrise" is from 1535 (O.E. had morgensteorra).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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morning
In addition to the idiom beginning with morning, also see good day (morning); Monday-morning quarterback.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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