- twelve noon
- nounthe middle of the day• Hypernyms: ↑hour, ↑time of day• Part Holonyms: ↑day, ↑twenty-four hours, ↑twenty-four hour period, ↑24-hour interval, ↑solar day, ↑mean solar day
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twelve noon
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noon — [n] the middle of a day apex, high noon, meridian, midday, noonday, noontide, noontime, twelve noon, twelve o’clock; concepts 801,802,806 Ant. midnight … New thesaurus
noon — noun the bank closes at noon Syn: midday, twelve o clock, twelve hundred hours, twelve noon, high noon, noon hour, noonday; literary noontime, noontide … Thesaurus of popular words
noon — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. noontime, midday, noonday, lunchtime. See chronometry. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. noontime, noontide, noonday, midday, twelve noon, high noon, meridian, noon hour; see also time 1 , 2 . III (Roget s 3… … English dictionary for students
noon — noun Syn: midday, twelve o clock, twelve hundred hours, twelve noon, high noon, noonday … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
Noon — (n[=oo]n), n. [AS. n[=o]n, orig., the ninth hour, fr. L. nona (sc. hora) the ninth hour, then applied to the church services (called nones) at that hour, the time of which was afterwards changed to noon. See {Nine}, and cf. {Nones}, {Nunchion}.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Noon of night — Noon Noon (n[=oo]n), n. [AS. n[=o]n, orig., the ninth hour, fr. L. nona (sc. hora) the ninth hour, then applied to the church services (called nones) at that hour, the time of which was afterwards changed to noon. See {Nine}, and cf. {Nones},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noon — [ nun ] noun uncount ** twelve o clock in the middle of the day: They both slept until noon. We should be there by noon. => MORNING1 … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
noon — [no͞on] n. [ME < OE non, orig., the ninth hour (by the Roman method, reckoning from sunrise: i.e., 3 p.m.) < L nona (hora), ninth (hour) < novem, NINE] 1. twelve o clock in the daytime; midday 2. the highest point or culmination 3. Rare… … English World dictionary
twelve-hour clock — noun A method of reckoning time by two successive periods of twelve hours, beginning again at 1 after 12 noon • • • Main Entry: ↑twelve … Useful english dictionary
noon — ► NOUN ▪ twelve o clock in the day; midday. ORIGIN from Latin nona hora ninth hour , originally referring to the ninth hour from sunrise, i.e. approximately 3 p.m … English terms dictionary
