forenoon

American  

[fawr-noon, fohr-, fawr-noon, fohr-] / ˌfɔrˈnun, ˌfoʊr-, ˈfɔrˌnun, ˈfoʊr- /

noun

1. the period of daylight before noon.

2. the latter part of the morning.

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adjective

1. of or relating to the forenoon.

forenoon British  

/ ˈfɔːˌnuːn /

noun

1. 1. the daylight hours before or just before noon

   2. ( as modifier )

      a forenoon conference

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Etymology

Origin of forenoon

1375–1425; late Middle English. See fore-, noon

Example Sentences

He injected the solution into the ovary of the flower the forenoon of the day at the close of which pollination would occur.

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During the whole forenoon of the 3rd of September, the little village of Woodchurch presented a busy and bustling, though, in truth, it could not be called a gay scene.

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On the forenoon of that day on which work on Edward Garden's house suddenly ceased, Dafydd Dafis, sitting astride of a coping, was singing as he drove heavy cut nails into a beam.

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Throughout the forenoon Dommett smoked a short black pipe incessantly, though he kept his eyes shifting, looking frequently for signals from the Gannet and the island, both towards the path and along the shore.

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During the whole forenoon of a summer’s day the sun has been pouring upon land and sea, but the land-air has become much hotter than the air over the sea.

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Related Words

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