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Yon

Yon Meaning & Definition
Yon Definition And Meaning

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

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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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