forenoon

forenoon Definition

fore·noon (fôr′no̵̅o̅n′, fôr′no̵̅o̅n′)

noun

the time of day from sunrise to noon; morning, esp. the late morning

adjective

of, in, or for the forenoon

forenoon Synonyms

morn, early part of the day, cool of the day; see morning 2.

forenoon Usage Examples

Converse of object

Preposition: at

eleven: Letters from London and Worcester arrive every afternon at half-past one and are despatched every forenoon at half-past eleven.

Adjective modifier

whole: No longer content to pay a flying visit, it was the whole forenoon that he dedicated to his solitary friend.

Modifies a noun

watch: At 8 o'clock that morning I was back down in the engine room for the forenoon watch.

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