forenoon
Americannoun
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the period of daylight before noon.
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the latter part of the morning.
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of forenoon
Example Sentences
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A grown-up quiz program outgrew the lonely forenoon and joined the busy night air last week.
From Time Magazine Archive
Her daily routine includes interviews with diplomats every forenoon, and phone calls to "well-informed friends" in London and Geneva every evening.
From Time Magazine Archive
Right from childhood, he worked the "eight-hour" farm day alongside his father, "eight in the forenoon and eight in the afternoon."
From Time Magazine Archive
Summer temperatures boil up to 120° in the forenoon, and nights can be shiveringly cool.
From Time Magazine Archive
At six bells of a forenoon watch, Nat said, “Mr. Denny, heave to for soundings.”
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
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