morn
pronunciation
How to pronounce morn in British English:
UK [mɔ:n]
How to pronounce morn in American English:
US [mɔrn]
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- Noun:
- the time period between dawn and noon
Word Origin
- morn (n.)
- contracted from Middle English morwen, from Old English (Mercian) margen (dative marne), earlier morgen (dative morgne) "morning, forenoon, sunrise," from Proto-Germanic *murgana- "morning" (cognates: Old Saxon morgan, Old Frisian morgen, Middle Dutch morghen, Dutch morgen, Old High German morgan, German Morgen, Gothic maurgins), from PIE *merk-, perhaps from root *mer- "to blink, twinkle" (source of Lithuanian mirgeti "to blink").
Antonym
Example
- 1. Morningstar ( morn ) analyst grady burkett cautions that consumers ' interest may be short-lived , though . "
- 2. A foggy morn may still lead a fine day .
- 3. Chores confront you sunday to tuesday morn .
- 4. Dear morn , you should have heard by now that I 'm o.k.
- 5. Let us be greeting the morn so blue .