NOONTIDE

noon, twelve noon, high noon, midday, noonday, noontide

(noun) the middle of the day

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

noontide (plural noontides)

midday, noon

Synonyms

• meridian, nones, sext; see also midday

Adjective

noontide (not comparable)

midday

Source: Wiktionary


Noon"tide`, n. Etym: [From noon + tide time; cf. AS. n the ninth hour.]

Definition: The time of noon; midday.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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