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midmorning

midmorning

7 2.5
The time in the middle of the morning between breakfast and noon
  • noun
  • /ˌmɪdˈmɔrnɪŋ/
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  • The closest relatives began to arrive in midmorning, and three of Elbatul's brothers each proposed an Islamic name for the child.
  • midmorning sun

Examples

  • "By midmorning, the sky had cleared, and the house was full of sunshine.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • The rain ended on the third day, disappearing at midmorning as clouds dispersed and skies cleared into bright sunlight.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Until midmorning, I will not be open as a shop.

  • Sure enough, probably in the midmorning, two cars came down the driveway.

  • I arrived at Ek Phnom Temple, the location given as his address, at midmorning.

    Academic text (2007)
  • The snowline crossed New Hampshire west to east, retreating northward to Concord where it melted by midmorning.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • We'd been at the park since midmorning, and we were running low on snacks.

  • Gross says his support line received 100 calls by midmorning during its first day of operation.

  • Sure enough, probably in the midmorning, two cars came down the driveway.

Synonyms

morning
vsmidmorning
1.0

The first part of the day from first light until noon

is a shorter period within that range occurring after breakfast

How Early

midmorning
7 2.5

Surface Forms

midmorning singular
midmornings plural

Morphology

midmorning = morning (transparent) = mid + morning

Standard productive prefix 'mid-' attached to 'morning' yields an obvious meaning: the middle part of the morning.

Etymology

Midmorning joins mid- meaning 'middle' and morning meaning 'the early part of the day'. So, as a noun, midmorning names the time between breakfast and noon, the 'middle of the morning'.