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yon
[ yon ]
/ yɒn /
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adjective, adverb
pronoun
that or those yonder.
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Origin of yon
First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English geon; akin to Dutch gene, German jener, Old Norse enn, inn “the,” Gothic jains “that”
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British Dictionary definitions for yon
yon
yond (jɒnd)
/ (jɒn) /
determiner
Word Origin for yon
Old English geon; related to Old Frisian jen, Old High German jenēr, Old Norse enn, Gothic jains
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Other Idioms and Phrases with yon
yon
see hither and thither (yon).
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