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morrow

Morrow is a term with multiple uses in English. In archaic and literary contexts, morrow denotes the next day, or tomorrow; in modern usage, tomorrow is preferred. The word derives from Old English morgen, meaning morning, and historically appeared in phrases referring to the coming day, such as “on the morrow.”

Morrow is also a surname and a place name. As a surname, it is carried by various

Additionally, the word appears in historical or literary contexts within phrases and records that refer to

individuals
in
different
fields.
As
a
geographic
name,
it
appears
in
several
locations
in
the
United
States,
including
Morrow,
Georgia,
a
city
in
Clayton
County;
and
Morrow
County
in
Ohio
and
Morrow
County
in
Oregon.
These
place
names
reflect
a
common
practice
of
using
family
names
and
time-related
terms
in
toponyms.
upcoming
days,
sometimes
in
poetry,
legal
documents,
or
chronicles.
In
contemporary
usage,
morrow
survives
mainly
in
fixed
expressions
and
archaic
or
stylistic
contexts.