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Morning \Morn"ing\ (m[^o]rn"[i^]ng), n. [OE. morning, morwening.
See {Morn}.]
1. The first or early part of the day, variously understood
as the earliest hours of light, the time near sunrise; the
time from midnight to noon, from rising to noon, etc.
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2. The first or early part; as, the morning of life.
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3. The goddess Aurora. [Poetic] --Shak.
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Morning \Morn"ing\, a.
Pertaining to the first part or early part of the day; being
in the early part of the day; as, morning dew; morning light;
morning service.
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She looks as clear
As morning roses newly washed with dew. --Shak.
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{Morning gown}, a gown worn in the morning before one is
dressed for the day.

{Morning gun}, a gun fired at the first stroke of reveille at
military posts.

{Morning sickness} (Med.), nausea and vomiting, usually
occurring in the morning; -- a common sign of pregnancy.


{Morning star}.
(a) Any one of the planets (Venus, Jupiter, Mars, or Saturn)
when it precedes the sun in rising, esp. Venus. Cf.
{Evening star}, {Evening}.
(b) Satan. See {Lucifer}.
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Since he miscalled the morning star,
Nor man nor fiend hath fallen so far. --Byron.
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(c) A weapon consisting of a heavy ball set with spikes,
either attached to a staff or suspended from one by a
chain.

{Morning watch} (Naut.), the watch between four a. m. and
eight a. m..
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