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The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | | Copyright

nones in the ancient Roman calendar, the ninth day before the ides by inclusive reckoning, i.e. the 7th day of March, May, July, October, the 5th of other months. Recorded from late Middle English, the word comes via Old French from Latin nonas, feminine accusative plural of nonus ‘ninth’.

In the Christian Church, nones is the name for the fifth of the canonical hours of prayer, originally appointed for the ninth hour of the day (about 3 p.m.), and the office appointed for this hour.

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nones

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

nones
A. ninth day before the Ides XV;

B. the fourth of the day offices of the Church. XVIII. In A — (O)F. — L. nōnœ, acc. nōnās, fem. pl. of nōnus ninth, f. novem NINE; in B f. NONE2 after mattins, lauds, vespers.
Also none² third quarter of the day XVII; nones (sense B) XIX. — (O)F. — L. nōna. cf. NOON.

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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

nones / nōnz/ • pl. n. 1. in the ancient Roman calendar, the ninth day before the ides by inclusive reckoning, that is, the 7th day of March, May, July, and October, or the 5th of other months. 2. another term for none².

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The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

Nones see calendar .

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Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

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	The rise of the nones: and the growth of religious indifference.(Essay) Magazine article from: Skeptic (Altadena, CA); 3/22/2010
	The Rise of the Nones Magazine article from: Skeptic (Altadena, CA); 1/1/2010
	RUGBY UNION: French set to scrap Nones ban.(Sport) Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 5/12/2000