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noon

[ noon ]

noun

  1. twelve o'clock in the daytime.
  2. the highest, brightest, or finest point or part:

    the noon of one's career.

  3. Archaic. midnight:

    the noon of night.



noon

/ nuːn /

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

  1. poetic.
    the highest, brightest, or most important part; culmination
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of noon1

before 900; Middle English none, Old English nōn < Latin nōna ninth hour. See none 2
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Word History and Origins

Origin of noon1

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

Adams’s workday typically starts around noon, since his company is based in Australia, giving him flexibility to exercise in the morning.

The numbers show up on states’ screens around noon Eastern time, according to Oregon health authority spokesperson Jonathan Modie.

He took the stage about noon to roaring crowds, falsely claiming he had won the election.

On June 1, Brennan set out about noon for a bicycle ride from his home in Kensington, making his way to the Capital Crescent Trail, which has a popular biking stretch from Bethesda to the Georgetown area of Washington.

Roads immediately adjacent to the building will stay closed most of the day, while others will open around noon.

It was around noon that Brinsley chucked the phone behind a radiator at the basketball stadium and went off the grid.

By noon, Russian officials reported four dead and dozens wounded.

Around noon, the order was given to execute the mission the next day.

The President was scheduled to arrive at noon, which was perfect.

I have always been working morning, noon and night for Mainers.

At noon we camped, and cooked a bite of dinner while the horses grazed; ate it, and went on again.

So, madame, I count upon your influence with mademoiselle to see that she is ready to set out by noon to-morrow.

Next morning Rome rang with the affair; by noon all three Englishmen were safely over the frontier.

They slept at a miserable cabin in one of the clearings, and at early dawn pushed on, reaching the Cahuilla village before noon.

Near noon I found a place where they'd cached two extra horses in the brush on Sage Creek.

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