About The Word Yon
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Yon
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What's The Definition Of Yon?
[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)
[adj] distant but within sight; "yonder valley"; "the hills yonder"; (`yon' is dialectal, as in"what is yon place?") Synonyms | Synonyms for Yon: distant | yonder | yonder Related Terms | Find terms related to Yon: See Also | Yon In Webster's Dictionary \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.
\Yon\, adv. Yonder. [Obs. or Poetic] But, first and chiefest, with thee bring Him that yon soars on golden wing. --Milton. |
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