morning
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4.5
- noun
- /ˈmɔrnɪŋ/
- Literature
- The author wrote beautifully about the morning of hope and new beginnings in her latest poem.
Examples
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We'll have to stay until morning, and who knows what kind of day it will be!
Fiction book (1991) -
This is the morning of Easter Sunday.
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On the morning of his execution, King Charles I put on two shirts.
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But no matter how long the night of oppression, the morning of liberty will breakthrough.
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The glass in the high cupola caught the morning sun and blinded her.
Fiction book (1990) -
Adamu would go to church school in the morning, and in the afternoons work on his paintings.
Academic text (2004) -
Each spring, the morning light filled the valley with a warm glow, signaling the start of a new season.
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On the morning of his graduation, he felt a mix of excitement and nervousness about the future.
Synonyms
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1.0
The time in the morning when the sun comes up and day begins
85
2.7
The early time when a new period or event begins
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8.3
The early part of the day after the sun rises said informally
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9.2
The early part of the day after dawn and before noon
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3.2
Very early in the morning when the sun first appears
11
1.0
The time in the morning when the sun first appears above the horizon
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3.7
The time when the first light appears in the morning
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1.4
The early part of the morning when people begin daily activities
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1.9
The first light of morning when the sun begins to appear
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9.5
Very early morning when the first light comes
Idioms
- Informal
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8.3
Very excited and happy like a child who gets presents
Compounds
- UK
1
8.5
A man's formal jacket with long tails and a front cut away worn for daytime events
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8.2
Formal men's clothes for daytime that include a tailcoat, waistcoat and striped trousers
- Specialized
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6.8
A group of climbing flowering plants with trumpet-shaped flowers like sweet potato and bindweed
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6.5
A climbing plant with pink or white funnel-shaped flowers that often grows as a weed
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8.9
A low plant with long stems and large flowers that grows on sandy beaches
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4.0
A fast-growing climbing plant with funnel-shaped flowers that open in the morning
- Specialized
A Japanese garden plant people grow for large bright multicolored flowers and pretty leaves
How Early
Surface Forms
Etymology
Morning can also mean the 'beginning' of something because morn originally meant 'dawn', the first light when things start. So saying the 'morning' of a time or life means its early, first period.