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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Noon \Noon\, a.
Belonging to midday; occurring at midday; meridional.
--Young.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Noon \Noon\, v. i.
To take rest and refreshment at noon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Noon \Noon\, a.
No See the Note under No [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Noon \Noon\, n. [AS. n?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}.]
1. The middle of the day midday; the time when the sun is in
the meridian; twelve o'clock in the daytime.
2. Hence the highest point; culmination.
In the very noon of that brilliant life which was
destined to be so soon, and so fatally,
overshadowed. --Motley.
{High noon}, the exact meridian; midday.
{Noon of night}, midnight. [Poetic] --Dryden.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
noon
n : the middle of the day [syn: {twelve noon}, {high noon}, {midday},
{noonday}, {noontide}]
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