NOON


Meaning of NOON in English

/ nuːn; NAmE / noun

[ U ] 12 o'clock in the middle of the day

SYN midday :

We should be there by noon.

The conference opens at 12 noon on Saturday.

the noon deadline for the end of hostilities

I'm leaving on the noon train.

the glaring light of high noon

IDIOMS

see morning

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WORD ORIGIN

Old English nōn the ninth hour from sunrise, i.e. approximately 3 p.m. , from Latin nona (hora) ninth hour.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.