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morn

noun (morn — literary)

«morn» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

  1. (literary, poetry) Morning. tree →
  2. (dialect, Scotland) Tomorrow: the morn. tree →

In the lessons

Used in poems, songs, old stories and hymns («on Christmas morn»). In Scotland, «the morn» means tomorrow in everyday talk. It tells the reader the writing is old-fashioned or poetic. Phrases: at morn, on Christmas morn, the morn (Scotland: tomorrow).

Examples

  • The birds sang at early morn. tree →
  • On Christmas morn, the children woke at dawn. tree →
  • «From morn till night,» sang the farmer. tree →
  • «See you the morn!» said my Scottish gran. tree →
  • The poem describes a cold winter morn. tree →
  • They set off at morn and walked all day. tree →
  • There we can enjoy ourselves and be happy from morn till night.’” tree →

Note

Literary: in normal speech say «morning». Do not confuse with «mourn» (to feel sad after a death), which sounds the same in many accents (homophone). Scottish «the morn» = tomorrow.

On Mova

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