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noun
Midday, noon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: literary
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Synonyms: meridian, nones, sext, 12 o'clock, 12 noon, 12 p.m., high noon, meridiem, midday, noon, noonday, noontime, noon-time, noontide, twelve, undern, undermeal, undertide
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: tide, time
noun
Climax; high point.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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Synonyms: peak, pinnacle, zenith, acme, apex, apogee, apotheosis, ascendance, capstone, climax, coronation, crown, culmination, extreme, fastigium, high note, high point, high tide, high-water mark, midday, Mount Everest, outblossom, paroxysm, perihelion, summa, summit
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the middle of the day
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: noon, twelve noon, high noon, midday, noonday
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hour, time of day
History
From Middle English non-tyde, from Old English nōntīd (“noontide”), equivalent to noon + tide.
Across languages
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