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tūhoetanga

1. (noun) noon, midday - usually in the phrase tūhoetanga o te rā.

I tū ngā wānanga a Tākitimu i te takurua, me kī, i ngā marama o Paenga-whāwhā ki Mahuru mai i te whitinga o te rā ki te tūhoetanga o te rā (Rewi 2005:31). / The Tākitimu wānanga was held, apparently, in the months of April to September from sunrise to midday.

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Synonyms: i te poupoutanga o te rā, tūhoe, poupoutanga o te rā, rā-tū, rānui, poutūmārō, poutūmārōtanga

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