/nuːn/
Translation
The middle of the day, twelve o'clock in the daytime.
Word origin
From Old English non, first the ninth hour of the day, later midday.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- non
Grammar
Examples
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"Noon" is the middle of the day, twelve o'clock.
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Here "noon" is midday, when the morning ends.
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"Noons" is the plural, meaning more than one midday.
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