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noon

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Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

midday.
twelve o'clock in the daytime.
the highest, brightest, or finest point or part:
the noon of one's career.
Archaic. midnight:
the noon of night.

noon

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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
poetic.
the highest, brightest, or most important part; culmination

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Word History and Origins

Origin of noon¹

before 900; Middle English none, Old English ��ō�� < Latin ��ō��a ninth hour. See none ²

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Word History and Origins

Origin of noon¹

Old English ��ō��, from Latin ��ō��a ( ��ō�� ) ninth hour (originally 3 p.m., the ninth hour from sunrise)

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“But sometimes it ends up being three. Usually my Sundays are spent flying home, and I’m doing my leisurely things on a Tuesday at noon.”

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The championship game of the Boras Classic matching the baseball winners of the Southern California and Northern California divisions will take place at noon Saturday at the University of San Diego.

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Her days are busy, with classes from five in the morning to noon.

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By noon, Topanga Canyon Boulevard and areas west of Merrimac Road had been evacuated.

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He arrived in Palm Springs around noon, police said.

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nooky noonday

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