2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Anon \A*non"\, adv [OE. anoon, anon, anan, lit., in one
(moment), fr AS on in + [=a]n one See {On} and {One}.]
1. Straightway; at once. [Obs.]
The same is he that heareth the word and anon with
joy receiveth it --Matt. xiii.
20.
2. Soon; in a little while
As it shall better appear anon. --Stow.
3. At another time; then; again
Sometimes he trots, . . . anon he rears upright.
--Shak.
{Anon right}, at once; right off [Obs.] --Chaucer.
{Ever and anon}, now and then; frequently; often
A pouncet box, which ever and anon He gave his nose.
--Shak.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
anon
n : sweet pulpy tropical fruit with thick scaly rind and shiny
black seeds [syn: {sweetsop}, {sugar apple}]
adv 1: at another time; "ever and anon"
2: (old-fashioned or informal) in a little while "see you
anon"
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