forenoon

[ noun fawr-noon, fohr-; adjective fawr-noon, fohr- ]

/ noun ˌfɔrˈnun, ˌfoʊr-; adjective ˈfɔrˌnun, ˈfoʊr- /

the period of daylight before noon.

the latter part of the morning.

of or relating to the forenoon.

Origin of forenoon

1375–1425; late Middle English. See fore-, noon

Most fortunately for us the forenoon turned out fair and we stripped and dried our clothes.

A Voyage to the South Sea |William Bligh
Later in the forenoon, Mrs. Ellmother was called to the door by the arrival of a visitor.

I Say No |Wilkie Collins
The first was Michael last night and the second a stranger whom I have never seen, but who called this forenoon after I left home.

The Boy Patrol on Guard |Edward S. Ellis
I read my lecture over very carefully in the forenoon and got into the spirit of it.

Julia Ward Howe |Laura E. Richards

Sam had been off again, or they might have been at work on yesterday forenoon.

The Vicar of Bullhampton |Anthony Trollope

forenoon

/ (ˈfɔːˌnuːn) /