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Noontime

Approximately noon.

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forenoonnoun	Synonym of morning: the part of the day between sunrise and noon.
beforenoonnoun	(rare, nonstandard) Forenoon.
morningnoun	The early part of the day, especially from midnight to noon.
high noonnoun	(idiomatic) A time, set out in advance, at which an important decision is to be made or a nemesis is to be confronted.
early morning	—
predawnnoun	The period immediately preceding dawn.
top of the hournoun	(idiomatic) The time at (or very close to) the start of the next hour of time.
small hoursnoun	The very early morning, just after midnight, when most people are asleep.
afternoonnoun	The part of the day from noon or lunchtime until sunset, evening, or suppertime or 6pm.
after-mornnoun	(archaic) The next day; tomorrow.
sunupnoun	(US) The time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon.
nightbreaknoun	Nightfall, the point at which night begins.
forenightnoun	(Scotland) The evening time, between twilight and bedtime.
prime timenoun	(television, radio) The block of programming on television during the middle of the evening, usually between 7:00 pm and 11:00 pm.
wee hoursnoun	(colloquial) The very early morning; the early morning hours; the nighttime hours following midnight, when most people are asleep.
foredawnnoun	The time before dawn.
beginning of daynoun	(often) The start of the workday.
primenoun	(Christianity) The religious service appointed to this hour.
suppertimenoun	The time when supper takes place.
dawntimenoun	The time of dawn.

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