noon

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noun
  1. twelve o'clock in the daytime.

  1. the highest, brightest, or finest point or part: the noon of one's career.

  2. Archaic. midnight: the noon of night.

Origin of noon

1
before 900; Middle English none,Old English nōn<Latin nōna ninth hour. See none2

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British Dictionary definitions for noon

noon

/ (nuːn) /


noun
    • the middle of the day; 12 o'clock in the daytime or the time or point at which the sun crosses the local meridian

    • (as modifier): the noon sun

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

Origin of noon

1
Old English nōn, from Latin nōna (hōra) ninth hour (originally 3 p.m., the ninth hour from sunrise)

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