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noon
[ noon ]
noun
- twelve o'clock in the daytime.
- the highest, brightest, or finest point or part:
the noon of one's career.
- Archaic. midnight:
the noon of night.
noon
/ nuːn /
noun
- the middle of the day; 12 o'clock in the daytime or the time or point at which the sun crosses the local meridian
- ( as modifier )
the noon sun
- poetic.the highest, brightest, or most important part; culmination
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Origin of noon1
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Example Sentences
It was around noon that Brinsley chucked the phone behind a radiator at the basketball stadium and went off the grid.
By noon, Russian officials reported four dead and dozens wounded.
Around noon, the order was given to execute the mission the next day.
The President was scheduled to arrive at noon, which was perfect.
I have always been working morning, noon and night for Mainers.
At noon we camped, and cooked a bite of dinner while the horses grazed; ate it, and went on again.
So, madame, I count upon your influence with mademoiselle to see that she is ready to set out by noon to-morrow.
Next morning Rome rang with the affair; by noon all three Englishmen were safely over the frontier.
They slept at a miserable cabin in one of the clearings, and at early dawn pushed on, reaching the Cahuilla village before noon.
Near noon I found a place where they'd cached two extra horses in the brush on Sage Creek.
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