noon
[ noon ]
noun
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.
Origin of noon
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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
poetic the highest, brightest, or most important part; culmination
Origin of noon
1Old English nōn, from Latin nōna (hōra) ninth hour (originally 3 p.m., the ninth hour from sunrise)
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