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  5  definitions  found 
 
  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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