noon
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- noun
- /nuːn/
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mediodía
- I usually take my lunch break at noon when the sun is at its highest.
- high noon
- begin at noon
- 12 noon
We started at around noon, but it was crazy.
- We started at around noon, but it was crazy.
- So I you got until tomorrow noon to give Boris your decision.
- I'm starting whatever Wednesday noon Eastern, whatever.
- Again, I just want to point out, you're president from noon on Friday.
- That just goes like hey confirming we're meeting at noon at Yucca's.
- And then you're out typically by roughly noon the next day.
- Yeah, he set this noon deadline for them to like figure it out.
- Your eyes through the green quiet, the hot languor of noon, sudden through its cleft peace.
- Most channels schedule it in the in the noon time as well as in the evening.
- So your peak red face at noon is what you're saying.
- Like if it's past noon, I'm like, I don't want to anymore.
Examples
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Right around noon is when I have lunch.
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Rome was insupportable, and even in the Hills the temperature at noon was over a hundred.
Fiction book (1991) -
So, like, it's Tuesday at noon, dude, we're working.
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The sun was way high and it was past noon and it was a beautiful day.
Fiction book (1991) -
This will come out about noon on Thursday, Pacific Time.
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I shall resign the presidency effective at noon tomorrow.
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I'm sailing at noon, so hurry!
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Tyrone said he could get to the bank Monday noon; would that be soon enough?
Fiction book (1990) -
"Services will be held Sunday at noon at the Cleveland Playhouse."
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If D'Angelo calls, tell him I'll be back at the office around noon.
Synonyms
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The middle of the day around noon
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The exact middle of the day at 12 o'clock often used for dramatic meetings
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The middle of the day when the sun is highest
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The middle of the day at 12:00
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The middle of the day when the sun is highest
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Etymology
Noon comes from the old Latin word nona, which meant 'ninth', because people once counted the 'ninth' hour after sunrise as noon; over time the time moved earlier and now noon means 'midday', when the sun is highest.