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1. (n.) nones
the fifth canonical hour, or the service for it, orig. fixed for the ninth hour of the day (or 3 p .m .).
2. (n.) nones
(often cap.) (used with a sing. or pl. v.) (in the ancient Roman calendar) the ninth day before the ides.
Etymology: (1375–1425; late ME; Anglicization of L nōnae, orig. fem. pl. of nōnus ninth)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) nones
the fifth of the seven canonical hours; about 3 p.m.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. nones
the fifth day of the months January, February, April, June, August, September, November, and December, and the seventh day of March, May, July, and October. The nones were nine days before the ides, reckoning inclusively, according to the Roman method
2. nones
the canonical office, being a part of the Breviary, recited at noon (formerly at the ninth hour, 3 P. M.) in the Roman Catholic Church
3. nones
the hour of dinner; the noonday meal
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. nones
in the Roman calendar the ninth day before the Ides (q. v.), being the 7th of March, May, July, and October, and the 5th of the rest.
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