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noontide

From Middle English non-tyde, from Old English nōntīd, equivalent to noon + tide.^[1]

noontide (plural noontides)

(literary) 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; high point.
- “...a tranquil sunset succeeding not unmeetly to the fiery splendours of his noontide course.” — F. D. Morice, Pindar

The word noontide appears at approximately 7:02 in the YouTube video [The Silmarillion in 30(ish) Minutes] by [Jess of the Shire].

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-The word '''noontide''' is used at approximately the 7:02 mark in ''The Silmarillion in 30(ish) Minutes'' by Jess of the Shire.
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