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noontime (noun)

noontime /ˈnuːnˌtaɪm/ noun

noontime

/ˈnuːnˌtaɪm/

noun

Britannica Dictionary definition of NOONTIME

[noncount]

: noon

The traffic gets heavy around/at noontime.

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— often used before another noun

the noontime meal/sun

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