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Morning   /mˈɔrnɪŋ/   Listen
noun
Morning  n.  
1.
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.
The first or early part; as, the morning of life.
3.
The goddess Aurora. (Poetic)


adjective
Morning  adj.  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."
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."
(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..





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"Morning" Quotes from Famous Books



... 400 pounds a year would support her daughter, or that in the event of any further matrimonial attempt such a fortune would be a great assistance. She had been sure that there could be no marriage, and was disposed to think that she had done a good morning's work on behalf of ...
— The American Senator • Anthony Trollope
... with folded arms and closed eyes, and an open Bible by his side, and endless peace upon the wearied face. The window is flung wide to the sunrise, and on its sill perches a bird that gives forth its morning song. The cowled figure has brought rest to the weary, and the glad dawning of a new life to the aged, and is a friend. The two pictures are better than all the poor words that I can say. It depends on the people to whom he comes, whether ...
— Expositions of Holy Scripture: Romans Corinthians (To II Corinthians, Chap. V) • Alexander Maclaren
... office. The new impression was made more disagreeable because the boisterous behavior suggested to the banker that the young man had not conveyed a true idea of himself previously. When he came next morning for the answer to his application, ...
— Certain Success • Norval A. Hawkins
... think we've reached the point where you had better retire to your room and let us to talk privately. You can question Dr. Hennessey in the morning about any attempts the rebels may have made to ...
— Rebels of the Red Planet • Charles Louis Fontenay
... never ceased until, gorged with the food and wine found in the houses, the worn-out soldiers flung themselves down in the streets and squares to sleep. Four thousand Moors had been slain in the brief assault, and perhaps twice that number were taken prisoners. The city of Oran, that morning an opulent and prosperous community, was at night a ruined and captive city, with its ferocious conquerors ...
— Historical Tales - The Romance of Reality - Volume VII • Charles Morris


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