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Nones

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Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

A Roman calendar marker occurring on the fifth or seventh day of a month. It counted backward toward the Ides.

Detailed Definition
Nones was a fixed point in the Roman system of dating, falling on the seventh day of March, May, July, and October, and on the fifth day of other months. Romans reckoned dates by counting backward from Kalends, Nones, and Ides rather than by numbering every day in sequence. In poetry, Nones can lend an antique texture to a date or suggest a culture whose experience of time is organized by approaching landmarks rather than linear numeration.
Example
Example in poetry:
In the Roman calendar, the Nones fell on the fifth day of most months and the seventh day of March, May, July, and October; “By the Nones of May, the soldiers had learned the road’s dust,” gives a Roman historical poem an authentic date; Because the Nones came before the Ides, a poet can use the sequence to build suspense toward an important event; “The Nones passed quietly, but every crow seemed to count toward the Ides,” turns calendar structure into foreboding
Additional Notes
Nones occurred on the fifth day of most Roman months and the seventh in March, May, July, and October. Together with Kalends and Ides, it evokes ancient systems of counting time backward.
Also Known As
Ninth Hour Canonical Hour Midafternoon Prayer Roman Nones
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