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noon

[ noon ]

noun

  1. twelve o'clock in the daytime.
  2. the highest, brightest, or finest point or part:

    the noon of one's career.

  3. Archaic. midnight:

    the noon of night.



noon

/ Գː /

noun

    1. the middle of the day; 12 o'clock in the daytime or the time or point at which the sun crosses the local meridian
    2. ( as modifier )

      the noon sun

  1. poetic.
    the highest, brightest, or most important part; culmination
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of noon1

before 900; Middle English none, Old English ō < Latin ōa ninth hour. See none 2
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of noon1

Old English ō, from Latin ōa ( ō ) ninth hour (originally 3 p.m., the ninth hour from sunrise)
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Submit your theories by noon pacific on Friday, April 4, and in the meantime, catch up with all of our coverage of “The White Lotus.”

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It was around noon, as I recall, on a drizzly, late-winter day.

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Her next text came at 8:07 p.m., or just after noon Los Angeles time.

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The Redlands gardens are open to visitors from 9 a.m. to noon; the Riverside-Moreno Valley gardens are open from noon to 4 p.m.

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But, for Friday's game against Albania, the players were informed of the team during a noon meeting on the day of the match.

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