The party will take place from noon to 4 p.m.
He showed up at precisely 12 noon.
Recent Examples on the WebHe was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at noon.—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2024 Lodi firefighters were notified of the blaze just before noon, said Nancy Sarieh, a spokesperson for the city.—Stephen Hobbs, Sacramento Bee, 22 June 2024 Young was certainly feeling awesome by noon, marching down the TPC River Highlands with Jim Furyk’s record in sight, something very few golfers ever see.—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2024 The two-day event is free and will run from noon to 9 p.m. both days.—Abigail Gruskin, Baltimore Sun, 21 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for noon
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Old English nōn ninth hour from sunrise, from Latin nona, from feminine of nonus ninth; akin to Latin novem nine — more at nine
: the middle of the day : 12 o'clock in the daytime
noonadjective
Etymology
Old English nōn "ninth hour from sunrise," derived from Latin nona, a feminine form of nonus "ninth," from novem "nine"
Word Origin
Noon has not always meant "12 o'clock in the daytime." In the ancient Roman way of keeping track of time, the hours of the day were counted from sunrise to sunset. The ninth hour of their day (about 3 p.m. nowadays) was called nona, Latin for "ninth." In the early period of English, the word was borrowed as nōn, also referring to the ninth hour after sunrise. By the 14th century, however, the word came to be used for midday, 12 o'clock, as we use it today.
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