Editing Noontide (section)

== English ==

=== Etymology ===
From Middle English ''non-tyde'', from Old English ''nōntīd'', equivalent to ''noon'' + ''tide''.<ref name="wiktionary">{{cite web
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 |url=https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=noontide&oldid=84823628
 |website=Wiktionary
 |access-date=17 February 2026
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=== Pronunciation ===
* /ˈnuːnˌtaɪd/

=== Noun ===
'''noontide''' (plural '''noontides''')

# ''(literary)'' [[midday|Midday]]; [[noon]].
#* “I have bedimm'd the '''noontide''' sun, call'd forth the mutinous winds...” — William Shakespeare, ''The Tempest''
#* “The favorite '''noontide''' mess of the Andalusian peasantry...” — Miguel de Cervantes, ''Don Quixote''
#* “...preparing to feed a '''noontide''' invasion of Yoyodyne workers.” — Thomas Pynchon, ''The Crying of Lot 49''

#: '''Synonyms:''' [[meridian]], [[nones]], [[sext]]  
#: '''Hypernyms:''' [[tide]], [[time]]  
#: '''Coordinate terms:''' [[morningtide]], [[eventide]], [[eve]], [[even]], [[forenight]]

# ''(figuratively)'' [[climax|Climax]]; [[high point]].
#* “...a tranquil sunset succeeding not unmeetly to the fiery splendours of his '''noontide''' course.” — F. D. Morice, ''Pindar''

#: '''Synonyms:''' [[peak]], [[pinnacle]], [[zenith]]

=== Usage in Media ===

==== Walkthrough / Context Video ====
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==== Additional Example ====
The word '''noontide''' appears at approximately 7:02 in the YouTube video ''[[https://youtu.be/p8mxhfsVuIo?si=rQhxHp72Pi7VHJFV The Silmarillion in 30(ish) Minutes]]'' by ''[[https://www.youtube.com/@Jess_of_the_Shire Jess of the Shire]]''.

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=== Translations ===

==== Midday; noon ====
* Bulgarian: пладне (n), обед (m)
* German: Mittagsstunde (f), Mittagszeit (f), Mittag (m)
* Russian: по́лдень (m)

==== Climax; high point ====
* See [[climax]]

=== References ===
Wiktionary contributors, "noontide," Wiktionary, https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=noontide&oldid=84823628 (accessed February 17, 2026).

Jess of the Shire. 2025. Review of the Silmarillion in 30(Ish) Minutes. https://youtu.be/p8mxhfsVuIo?si=fjEtLHaZwT50imoO.

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