| Nones (nones) |
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| Nones |
| [L. nonae, so
called because it was the ninth day before the ides, fr. nonus
ninth, from novem nine. See Nine, Nones, 2,
Noon .]
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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.
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.
The hour of dinner; the noonday
meal.
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