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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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