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Added 9 October 2026

morning

/ˈmɔːnɪŋ/ noun

In Latin: māne, mātūtīnum Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about morning at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The time period between dawn and noon.
I spent the morning running errands
A conventional expression of greeting or farewell.
The first light of day.
we got up before dawn

Origin

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

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