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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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Origin:
1200–50; ME; see morn, -ing 1 ; modeled on evening

Synonyms:
2. morn, daybreak, sunrise.
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morn·ing   (môr'nĭng)   
n.  

  1. The first or early part of the day, lasting from midnight to noon or from sunrise to noon.

  2. The dawn.

  3. The first or early part; the beginning: the morning of a new nation.


[Middle English, from morn, morn; see morn.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

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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Idioms & Phrases

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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