name
Meaning 1
A surname from German.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
Morgen
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CMU ARPABET: M AO1 R G AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A unit of measurement of land in the Netherlands and the Dutch colonies and parts of the United States, where it was equivalent to about two acres; and in Denmark, Norway, and Germany, where it was equivalent to about two-thirds of an acre. Now used informally in Germany to mean one quarter of a hectare.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
Meaning 3
a South African unit of measure equal to about 2 acres
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: area unit, square measure
History
Etymology
Borrowed from German Morgen.
From Dutch morgen and German Morgen, both literally "morning", probably originally indicated the amount of land that can be ploughed by a team of oxen in a morning. Doublet of morn and morrow.
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