nones

C2+ Topic:Time

US /noʊnz/ UK /nəʊnz/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the ninth day before the ides in the Roman calendar; a midday canonical hour

The monks gathered in the chapel to chant the office of nones.

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Word family

Related forms noon nine

Etymology

From Latin nonae ('the ninth'), feminine plural of nonus ('ninth'), from novem ('nine'), being the ninth day before the ides; the canonical-hour sense via Latin nona (hora) ('ninth hour').

nonae Latin novem Latin

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# nones

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /noʊnz/
**IPA (UK):** /nəʊnz/

## Meanings
1. the ninth day before the ides in the Roman calendar; a midday canonical hour

## Examples
- The monks gathered in the chapel to chant the office of nones.

## Related Forms
- noon
- nine

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: nonae
- Root: novem

## Etymology
From Latin nonae ('the ninth'), feminine plural of nonus ('ninth'), from novem ('nine'), being the ninth day before the ides; the canonical-hour sense via Latin nona (hora) ('ninth hour').

## AI Etymology
Nones comes from Latin nonae ('the ninth'), feminine plural of nonus ('ninth'), from novem ('nine'), being the ninth day before the ides; the canonical-hour sense via Latin nona (hora) ('ninth hour'). The form is best read as a historical transfer or inheritance, with its older language material carrying the main semantic load. As a noun, it denotes "the ninth day before the ides in the Roman calendar; a midday canonical hour", keeping the historical idea close to its dictionary sense. Relevant historical forms include Latin nonae and Latin novem. Related words include noon, nine.

## Topics
- Time

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