noon

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Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

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Definition

  1. noun the middle of the day

Etymology

From Middle English noen, none, non, from Old English nōn (“the ninth hour”), from a Germanic borrowing of classical Latin nōna (“ninth hour”) (short for nōna hōra), feminine of nōnus (“ninth”). Cognate with Dutch noen, obsolete German Non, Norwegian non.

In classic literature

Synonyms

twelve noon, high noon, midday, noonday, noontide

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