NONES
/nəʊnz/
5
Scrabble
7
WWF
N(1) O(1) N(1) E(1) S(1)
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Definition
/nəʊnz/
noun
- A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day.
- A break in play between the first and second sessions.
- (Minnesota) Any small meal, especially one eaten at a social gathering.“After the funeral there was a lunch for those who didn't go to the cemetery.”
noun
- (often capitalized) The notional first-quarter day of a Roman month, occurring on the 7th day of the four original 31-day months (March, May, Quintilis or July, and October) and on the 5th day of all other months.“The third day before the nones of March is March 5th; the third nones of August is August 3rd; and the third of the nones of November is November 3rd.”
- (sometimes capitalized) The ninth hour after dawn (about 3 pm).
- The divine office appointed to the hour.“The Greek monks always listen to their reader recite Psalms 83, 84, and 85 from the Septuagint at nones.”
noun
- The ninth hour of the day counted from sunrise; around three o'clock in the afternoon.
- Time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
- The corresponding time in the middle of the night; midnight.“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:”
noun
- The letter ن in the Arabic script.
Source: Wiktionary
