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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.
Origin of noon before 900; Middle English none, Old English nōn <Latin nōna ninth hour. See none2
Words nearby noon nooit, nook, nook and cranny, every, nookery, nooky, noon , Noonan's syndrome, noonday, no one, No one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American people, nooner
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By noon , Russian officials reported four dead and dozens wounded.
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Around noon , the order was given to execute the mission the next day.
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The President was scheduled to arrive at noon , which was perfect.
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I have always been working morning, noon and night for Mainers.
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The morning after our departure was very foggy, and towards noon we had to slow down to less than half speed.
Under the Dragon Flag | James Allan
When first I saw Compton it was a cloudless noon in August, the day of days in which to come alone into this silent place.
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High noon was upon us, the heat oppressive, our appetites ravenous, when we stopped in the poor little village of Pierrelatte.
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Some after noon we steamed past a small city on the southern coast which had a large natural harbor.
Bay State Monthly, Vol. II, No. 1, October, 1884 | Various
He joined the ladies before noon , and his newly awakened feeling of joy beamed upon them scarcely less radiantly than yesterday.
Arachne, Complete | Georg Ebers
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British Dictionary definitions for noon 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
Word Origin for noon Old English nōn, from Latin nōna (hōra ) ninth hour (originally 3 p.m., the ninth hour from sunrise)
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Words related to noon apex, meridian, midday, noontide, noonday, high noon, noontime