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forenoon

fore·noon
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [noun fawr-noon, fohr-; adjective fawr-noon, fohr-]
    • /noun ˌfɔrˈnun, ˌfoʊr-; adjective ˈfɔrˌnun, ˈfoʊr-/
    • /ˈfɔːnuːn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [noun fawr-noon, fohr-; adjective fawr-noon, fohr-]
    • /noun ˌfɔrˈnun, ˌfoʊr-; adjective ˈfɔrˌnun, ˈfoʊr-/

Definitions of forenoon word

  • noun forenoon the period of daylight before noon. 1
  • noun forenoon the latter part of the morning. 1
  • adjective forenoon of or relating to the forenoon. 1
  • noun forenoon The morning. 1
  • singular noun forenoon The forenoon is the morning. 0
  • noun forenoon the daylight hours before or just before noon 0

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Origin of forenoon

First appearance:

before 1375
One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English. See fore-, noon

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Parts of speech for Forenoon

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

forenoon popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

forenoon usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for forenoon

noun forenoon

  • dawn — Dawn is the time of day when light first appears in the sky, just before the sun rises.
  • prime — of the first importance; demanding the fullest consideration: a prime requisite.
  • daybreak — Daybreak is the time in the morning when light first appears.
  • morn — morning.
  • aurora — an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands, curtains, or streamers of light, usually green, red, or yellow, that move across the sky in polar regions. It is caused by collisions between air molecules and charged particles from the sun that are trapped in the earth's magnetic field

Antonyms for forenoon

noun forenoon

  • sunset — the setting or descent of the sun below the horizon in the evening.
  • darkness — the state or quality of being dark: The room was in total darkness.

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