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/nΙn/
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noun
- A person without religious affiliation.
adverb
- To no extent, in no way.βI felt none the worse for my recent illness.β
- Not at all, not very.βHe was none too pleased with the delays in the program that was supposed to be his legacy.β
- No, not.
pronoun
- Not any of a given number or group.βNone of this meat tastes right.β
noun
- Those without any religious affiliation: atheists and others outside any organized religion.
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.βAfter the funeral there was a lunch for those who didn't go to the cemetery.β
noun
- The middle of the afternoon, normally between 2 and 4 pm.βI'll be busy until midafternoon, but you can try my office around 3.β
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.βThe 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.β
- (sometimes capitalized) The ninth hour after dawn (about 3 pm).
- The divine office appointed to the hour.βThe Greek monks always listen to their reader recite Psalms 83, 84, and 85 from the Septuagint at nones.β
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.β1885, When night was at its noon I heard a voice chanting the Koran in sweetest accents β Sir Richard Burton, The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Night 17:β
- The highest point; culmination.
noun
- The letter Ω in the Arabic script.
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