The difference between None and Nones
When used as nouns, none means a person without religious affiliation, whereas nones means 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.
None is also determiner with the meaning: not any.
None is also pronoun with the meaning: not any of a given number or group. no one, nobody. no person.
None is also adverb with the meaning: to no extent, in no way.
check bellow for the other definitions of None and Nones
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None as a pronoun:
Not any of a given number or group. No one, nobody. No person.
Examples:
"None of those is a good example. None are even acceptable."
"None of this meat tastes right."
"None of those people is my father."
"None of those people are my parents."
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None as an adverb:
To no extent, in no way.
Examples:
"I felt none the worse for my recent illness."
"He was none too pleased with the delays in the program that was supposed to be his legacy."
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None as an adverb:
Not at all.
Examples:
"Now don't you worry none."
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None as an adverb (obsolete):
No, not.
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None as a noun:
A person without religious affiliation.
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None as a noun (Christian):
the ninth hour after dawn; the religious service appointed to this hour.
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None as a noun (obsolete):
the time around or following noon or nones.
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Nones as a noun (historical, often, _, capitalized):
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.
Examples:
"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."
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Nones as a noun (historical, sometimes, _, capitalized):
The ninth hour after dawn (about 3 pm).
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Nones as a noun (Christian):
The divine office appointed to the hour.
Examples:
"The Greek monks always listen to their reader recite Psalms 83, 84, and 85 from the [[Septuagint]] at nones."
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Nones as a noun (obsolete):
the sixth hour after dawn; midday (12 pm).
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Nones as a noun (obsolete):
a meal eaten around noon.
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Nones as a noun:
atheists or those without religious affiliation.