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Morning

//ˈmɔːnɪŋ// intj, name, noun

Definitions

Intj
  1. 1
    Ellipsis of good morning. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

    "Hey, ‘morning, Mario. Have you been to the dining car yet today?"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 1
    The early part of the day, especially from midnight to noon.

    "I'll see you tomorrow morning."

  2. 2
    a conventional expression of greeting or farewell, used to wish someone a good morning wordnet
  3. 3
    The early part of anything. figuratively
  4. 4
    the earliest period wordnet
  5. 5
    That part of the day from dawn until the main meal (typically in late afternoon). obsolete

    "Celestina […] retired to her own room, leaving her friend to the pleasing and important occupation of the toilet, in which half of what is now called morning, was usually passed by Matilda."

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  1. 6
    the time period between dawn and noon wordnet
  2. 7
    The first alcoholic drink of the day; a morning draught. Scotland
  3. 8
    the first light of day wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English morwenyng, from morwen + -ing. By surface analysis, morn + -ing. See also morrow (Middle English morwe).

Etymology 2

From Middle English morwenyng, from morwen + -ing. By surface analysis, morn + -ing. See also morrow (Middle English morwe).

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