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noontime

American  
[noon-tahym] / ˈnunˌtaɪm /

noun

  1. noon; noontide; noonday.

    Will he be home at noontime?


noontime British  
/ ˈnuːnˌtaɪm /

noun

    1. the middle of the day; noon

    2. ( as modifier )

      a noontime drink

"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

Etymology

Origin of noontime

First recorded in 1350–1400, noontime is from Middle English none tyme. See noon, time

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Schools in several cities, including the congested capital Manila, shifted classes to early morning to avoid sweltering noontime and afternoon temperatures.

From Seattle Times Apr. 13, 2024

On Saturday, “Michael Jordan” and Mr. Gienger will serve as the centerpiece of a noontime parade as part of the Half Moon Bay Art and Pumpkin Festival.

From Washington Times Oct. 11, 2023

Near the entrance, West Covina residents Laura Montalvo and Evangelina Lopez sold large wax candles to parishioners who were leaving noontime Mass.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 23, 2023

It fell from skies so dark and gray at noontime as to portend the presence of great atmospheric forces.

From Washington Post Feb. 17, 2023

On that suffocating noontime when the gypsy revealed his secrets, José Arcadio Buendía had the certainty that it was the beginning of a great friendship.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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