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nones¹
- /nəʊnz/ UK
Rhymes with -əʊnz
Where it comes from
From Latin nōnus (“ninth”).
As a day of the Roman calendar, via nōnae (“ninth days”) from the original Roman practice of counting forward to the next full or new crescent moon, the nones' occurrence 8 days before the ides of every month (9 counting inclusively) following the establishment of a fixed calendar, and from the Latin practice of treating most recurring calendrical days as plurals. Some scholars believe the name is a variant of the nundines (nūndinae fēriae (“ninth-day festival”)), the Roman market days held every eight days (9 counting inclusively), which were likely announced for each coming month by the Roman kings on the first-quarter days.
As a time of day, via the plural form of Middle English, Anglo-Norman, & French none and Latin nōna (“ninth hour”) after the manner of earlier matins, vespers, etc. As a meal, from the time of day, whether from its plural, genitive, or the occasional adverbial sense of -s.
noun nones · Nones · Non.
- The notional first-quarter day of a Roman month, occurring on the 7th day of the four original 31-day months (March, May, Quintilis or July, and October) and on the 5th day of all other months. The third day before the nones of March is March 5th; the third nones of August is August 3rd; and the third of the nones of November is November 3rd.
- The ninth hour after dawn (about 3 pm). ...the same Liturgy of prayers be used both at Nones and Vespers. [With the note:] Nones was what we call three o'clock in the afternoon.
- The divine office appointed to the hour. The Greek monks always listen to their reader recite Psalms 83, 84, and 85 from the Septuagint at nones.
- Alternative form of noon: the sixth hour after dawn; midday (12 pm).noon
- Synonym of lunch: a meal eaten around noon. I... ouer-seye me at my sopere and some tyme at nones.
nones²
- /nʌnz/ UK, US
Rhymes with -ʌnz
Where it comes from
See Nones.
noun
- Alternative form of Nones: atheists or those without religious affiliation.Nones Both the religiously dis-identified ("nones") and the religiously committed report mystical experiences.
Nones³
Where it comes from
From their selection of the option None or None of the above on census returns or other surveys of religious affiliation.
noun nones
- Those without any religious affiliation: atheists and others outside any organized religion. The second is the “Nones” proper, those who in response to the question “What is your religious tradition, if any?” answer “None.” […] Even among the “Nones” only a small minority identify as atheist or agnostic. In fact, the vast majority of “Nones” claim beliefs and attitudes more like than unlike
Nones⁴
Where it comes from
From its center in the Non Valley.
noun
- A dialect of Italian spoken in parts of Trentino around the Non Valley.
