Phrase guide
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noun
Exactly noon; midday (when the sun is at its highest).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Synonyms: noontime, noontide, nones, 12 o'clock, 12 noon, 12 p.m., high noon, meridian, meridiem, midday, noon, noonday, noon-time, sext, twelve, undern, undermeal, undertide
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The zenith or apex of one's life or of a certain activity or era.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, idiomatic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: noontime, noontide
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A time, set out in advance, at which an important decision is to be made or a nemesis is to be confronted.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the middle of the day
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: noon, twelve noon, midday, noonday, noontide
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hour, time of day
History
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