morn
Americannoun
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morns
plural
noun
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a poetic word for morning
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tomorrow
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tomorrow night
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of morn
before 900; Middle English morn ( e ), Old English morne (dative of morgen morning); cognate with Dutch, German Morgen
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In vain the kindly call: in vain The plate for which thou once wast fain At morn and noon and daylight’s wane, O King of mousers.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 3, 2023
In fact, we have become so affluent that a Christmas gift is almost superfluous on Christmas morn.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 22, 2022
"A restless morn inside congressional GOP," Costa wrote on Twitter.
From Salon ● Nov. 9, 2022
“Up from the meadows rich with corn, / Clear in the cool September morn, / The clustered spires of Frederick stand,” begins John Greenleaf Whittier’s famous poem “Barbara Frietchie.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2022
Sweet is the breath of morn, her rising sweet,
From New Word-Analysis by William Swinton
Autumn ushers in mild days, brisk nights and crisp morns.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 26, 2018
Even though the world of guitar morns today, we can rest assured that Riley B. King will continue to influence and inspire guitar players for generations to come.
From Forbes ● May 15, 2015
Left: One of the last two Mariana crows on Guam morns the death of his mate a few days earlier while perched in his enclosure.
From Scientific American ● May 24, 2011
O stormy pines, that wrestle with the breath Of every tempest, sharp and icy horns And hoary glaciers, sparkling in the morns, And broad dim wonders of the world beneath!
From The Aldine, Vol. 5, No. 1., January, 1872 A Typographic Art Journal by Various
Or when, as winds and waters keep A hush more dead than any sleep, Still morns to stiller evenings creep, And Day, and Night, and Day go by Here the stillness is most deep.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 by Various
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