forenoon
pronunciation
How to pronounce forenoon in British English:
UK [ˈfɔ:nu:n]
How to pronounce forenoon in American English:
US [ˈfɔrnun]
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- Noun:
- the time period between dawn and noon
Word Origin
- forenoon (n.)
- "the morning," especially the latter part of it, when business is done, c. 1500, from fore- + noon.
Example
- 1. You cannot have two forenoon 's in the same day .
- 2. The coffee-room had no other occupant , that forenoon , than the gentleman in .
- 3. The coffee-room had no other occupant , that forenoon , than the gentleman in brown .