noon - English word #847

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.

Gender

Pluralnoons

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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.

day

A period of 24 hours, or the time when it is light outside.

time

The thing measured in minutes, hours, and years that keeps passing.

morning

The early part of the day, from when the sun comes up until the middle of the day.

afternoon

The part of the day from the middle of the day until the evening.

sun

The bright star in the sky that gives the Earth light and heat during the day.

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