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yon |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Yon \Yon\ (y[o^]n), a. [OE. yon, [yogh]on, AS geon; akin to G. jener, OHG. jen[=e]r, Icel. enn, inn; cf Goth. jains. [root]188. Cf {Beyond}, {Yond}, {Yonder}.] At a distance, but within view; yonder. [Poetic] Read thy lot in yon celestial sign. --Milton. Though fast yon shower be fleeting. --Keble. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Yon \Yon\, adv Yonder. [Obs. or Poetic] But first and chiefest, with thee bring Him that yon soars on golden wing. --Milton. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: yon adj : distant but within sight; "yonder valley"; "the hills yonder"; (`yon' is dialectal, as in "what is yon place?") [syn: {yonder}] adv : at or in an indicated (usually distant) place "the house yonder"; (`yon' is archaic and dialectal as in "scattered here and yon"- Calder Willingham) [syn: {yonder}]
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