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Meaning of noon

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

noon

Pronunciation:/nuːn//nuːn/

noun

Definitions

  1. The ninth hour of the day counted from sunrise; around three o'clock in the afternoon.

  2. Time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.

  3. The corresponding time in the middle of the night; midnight.

    Example: 1885, When night was at its noon I heard a voice chanting the Koran in sweetest accents — Sir Richard Burton, The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Night 17:

  4. The highest point; culmination.

verb

Definitions

  1. To relax or sleep around midday