The ninth day before the ides

• The fifth of the seven canonical hours
• Nine days before the Ides of March
• Ides' counterpart
• Roman times
• Seventh of March
• Ninth day before ides

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the fifth of the seven canonical hours; about 3 p.m.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Nones is a book of poems by W. H. Auden published in 1951 by Faber & Faber . The book contains Auden's shorter poems written between 1946 and 1950, including " In Praise of Limestone ", "Prime", "Nones," "Memorial for the City", "Precious Five", and "A ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
early 15c., in reference to the Roman calendar, "ninth day (by inclusive reckoning) before the ides of each month" (7th of March, May, July, October, 5th of other months), from Latin nonæ (accusative nonas ), fem. plural of nonus "ninth." Ecclesiastical ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 In the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman%20calendar the eighth day ('''ninth''' counting inclusively) before the ides of a month. 2 Midday, or the meal eaten at midday. 3 The liturgy said at midday. 4 Those without a religious affiliation.