Word
morrow
Phoneticsmor·row
US/ˈmɑɹoʊ/
UK/mˈɒɹəʊ/
Definitions
01the next day
n. the next day or the following day.
n. the day following the present or a specified day.
“They parted at the gate, promising to meet again on the morrow.”
“The weary soldiers rested by the fire, knowing that the morrow would bring the most decisive battle of the campaign.”
Archaic · Literary
Usage
Usually preceded by 'the' and often used in the phrase 'on the morrow'.
Teaching tip
This word is not used in modern conversation or standard business writing; students should recognize it in literature but use 'tomorrow' instead.
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02morning
n. the early part of the day.
n. the morning time; the period between dawn and noon.
“The birds began their song at the first light of the morrow.”
“He woke to a cold morrow, with frost covering the fields as far as the eye could see.”
Archaic · Literary
Teaching tip
In this sense, the word is almost entirely replaced by 'morning' or the poetic 'morn' in modern contexts.
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