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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
Noun
the middle of the day; 12 o'clock [Latin nona (hora) ninth hour (originally 3 pm, 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
Translations
noon [nuːn] nmediodía m

noon [nuːn] nmidi m

noon [nuːn] nMittag m

noon [nuːn] nmezzogiorno

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 정오, 한낮 vidurdienis dienas vidus waktu tengah hari middag midt 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


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