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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) | ||
nones n 1: the fifth of the seven canonical hours; about 3 p.m. | ||
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Nones \Nones\, n. pl. [L. nonae, so called because it was the ninth day before the ides, fr. nonus ninth, from novem nine. See Nine, Nones, 2, Noon .] [1913 Webster] 1. (Roman Calendar) The fifth day of the months January, February, April, June, August, September, November, and December, and the seventh day of March, May, July, and October. The nones were nine days before the ides, reckoning inclusively, according to the Roman method. [1913 Webster] 2. [F. none, fr. L. See Noon.] The canonical office, being a part of the Breviary, recited at noon (formerly at the ninth hour, 3 p. m.) in the Roman Catholic Church. [1913 Webster] 3. The hour of dinner; the noonday meal. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] At my supper and sometimes at nones. --P. Plowman. [1913 Webster] | ||
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