forenoon

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English forenone, equivalent to fore- +‎ noon. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɔːnuːn/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfɔɹnun/ (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /ˈfo(ː)ɹnuːn/ (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /ˈfoənuːn/ === Noun === forenoon (countable and uncountable, plural forenoons) Synonym of morning: the part of the day between sunrise and noon. ==== Synonyms ==== foreday, morn; see also Thesaurus:morning ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== afternoon ==== Translations ==== === References === "forenoon, n.", in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.