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Non.

Non. is the abbreviation of nones.

Meaning of nones

Noun

nones (plural nones)

  1. (capitalized, historical, often) 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.
    • The 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.
  2. (capitalized, historical, sometimes) The ninth hour after dawn (about 3 pm).
    • ...the same Liturgy of prayers be used both at Nones and Vespers.
    • [With the note:] Nones was what we call three o'clock in the afternoon.1709, John Johnson, The Clergy-Man's Vade Mecum, Pt. II, p. 101
    Synonyms:
    none, noon
  3. The divine office appointed to the hour.
    • The Greek monks always listen to their reader recite Psalms 83, 84, and 85 from the Septuagint at nones.
    Synonyms:
    none
  4. (obsolete) Synonym of lunch: a meal eaten around noon.
    • I... ouer-seye me at my sopere and some tyme at nones.c. 1400, William Langland, The Vision of William Concerning Piers the Plowman (Laud MS 581), v. 378
    Synonyms:
    lunch

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Questions about Non.

What is Non. the abbreviation of?
Non. is the abbreviation of nones.

Words near Non. in the dictionary

  1. non-Zionism
  2. non-Zionist
  3. non-zonal
  4. non-zwitterionic
  5. non-zygotic
  6. Non.
  7. nona
  8. nona-
  9. nonabandoned
  10. nonabandonment
  11. nonabdication

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