noonhour

noon·hour

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [noon-ouuh r, -ou-er]
- /ˈnunˌaʊər, -ˌaʊ ər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [noon-ouuh r, -ou-er]
- /ˈnunˌaʊər, -ˌaʊ ər/

Definitions of noonhour word

noun noonhour the hour between 12 noon and 1 p.m. 1
noun noonhour lunchtime. 1

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Origin of noonhour

First appearance:

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1885-90; noon + hour

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Parts of speech for Noonhour

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Noonhour

noonhour popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 55% 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.

noonhour usage trend in Literature

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