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noon
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noon  (nn)
n.
1.
a. Twelve o'clock in the daytime; midday.
b. The time or point in the sun's path at which the sun is on the local meridian. Also called noontide, noontime.
2. The highest point; the zenith.
3. Archaic Midnight.

[Middle English non, from Old English nn, canonical hour of nones (3 p.m. in early Middle Ages), from Late Latin nna (hra), ninth (hour after sunrise), nones, feminine sing. of Latin nnus, ninth; see new in Indo-European roots.]

noon [nuːn]
n
1.
a.  the middle of the day; 12 o'clock in the daytime or the time or point at which the sun crosses the local meridian
b.  (as modifier) the noon sun
2. Poetic the highest, brightest, or most important part; culmination
[Old English nōn, from Latin nōna (hōra) ninth hour (originally 3 p.m., the ninth hour from sunrise)]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.noonnoon - the middle of the day                
24-hour interval, day, mean solar day, solar day, twenty-four hour period, twenty-four hours - time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis; "two days later they left"; "they put on two performances every day"; "there are 30,000 passengers per day"
time of day, hour - clock time; "the hour is getting late"

noon
noun
midday, high noon, noonday, noontime, twelve noon, noontide The long day of meetings started at noon.
adjective
midday, noonday, noontime, noontide The noon sun was fierce.
Translations
noon [nuːn]
A. Nmediodía m
at noona mediodía
high noon (= midday) → mediodía m (fig) (= peak) → apogeo m, punto m culminante; (= critical point) → momento m crucial
B. CPDde mediodía

noon [ˈnuːn]
nmidi m
at noon → à midi
adj [sun] → de midi
a noon deadline
The transfer is expected to go through by today's noon deadline → Le virement devrait être effectué avant l'heure limite, à savoir aujourd'hui midi.

noon
nMittag m; at noonum 12 Uhr mittags
adj12-Uhr-; deadlinebis 12 Uhr; noon flight12-Uhr-Flug m

noon:
noontide
n (liter) = noontime
noontime (esp US)
nMittagszeit f, → Mittagsstunde f (geh); at noonum die Mittagsstunde (geh)
adj meal, sun, light, class, service, crowdzur Mittagszeit

noon [nuːn] nmezzogiorno
at noon → a mezzogiorno
noon [nuːn] nmezzogiorno
at noon → a mezzogiorno

noon
n noon [nuːn]
twelve o'clock midday They arrived at noon. twaalfuur ظُهْر пладне poledne middag der Mittag μεσημέρι mediodía keskpäev نيمروز؛ ظهر keskipäivä midi צָהֳרַיִים मध्याह्न podne dél tengah hari hádegi, miðdegi mezzogiorno 正午 낮 12시 vidurdienis dienas vidus waktu tengah hari middag midt på dagen, middag południe meio dia prânz полдень poludnie poldan podne middag, klockan tolv på dagen เที่ยง öğle vakti, öğle 中午 полудень, південь نصف النہار، دوپہر buổi trưa

noon ظُهْر, منتصف اليوم poledne middag Mittag μεσημέρι mediodía keskipäivä midi podne mezzogiorno 正午, 真昼 정오 middag klokka tolv, midt på dagen południe meio-dia полдень klockan tolv på dagen, mitt på dagen เที่ยงวัน öğle buổi trưa 中午, 正午


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