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morning |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Morning \Morn"ing\, a. 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. --Shak. {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 --Byron. 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.. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: morning adj : in the morning; "the morning hours" [syn: {morning(a)}] n 1: the time period between dawn and noon; "I spent the morning running errands" [syn: {morn}, {morning time}, {forenoon}] 2: a conventional expression of greeting or farewell [syn: {good morning}] 3: the first light of day "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning" [syn: {dawn}, {dawning}, {aurora}, {first light}, {daybreak}, {break of day}, {break of the day}, {dayspring}, {sunrise}, {sunup}, {cockcrow}] [ant: {sunset}] 4: the earliest period: "the dawn of civilization"; "the morning of the world" [syn: {dawn}]
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