high noon

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hahy noon]
- /haɪ nun/
- /haɪ nuːn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hahy noon]
- /haɪ nun/

Definitions of high noon words

noun high noon the exact moment of noon. 1
noun high noon the high point of a stage or period; peak; pinnacle: a book written at the high noon of his career. 1
noun high noon Informal. a crisis or confrontation. 1
noun high noon midday 1
uncountable noun high noon High noon means the same as noon. 0
uncountable noun high noon Journalists sometimes use high noon to refer to a crisis or event which is likely to decide finally what is going to happen in a conflict or situation. 0

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Origin of high noon

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400

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Parts of speech for High noon

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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high noon popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

high noon usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for high noon

noun high noon

meridian — a city in E Mississippi.
midday — the middle of the day; noon or the time centering around noon.
noon — midday.
peak — the pointed top of a mountain or ridge.
noonday — of or at noon or midday: the usual noonday meal.

All 8 Synonyms of high noon