Yon

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Yon \Yon\, adv.
     Yonder. [Obs. or Poetic]
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           But, first and chiefest, with thee bring
           Him that yon soars on golden wing.       --Milton.


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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]
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           Read thy lot in yon celestial sign.      --Milton.
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           Though fast yon shower be fleeting.      --Keble.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  yon
       adj : distant but within sight (`yon' is dialectal); "yonder
             valley"; "the hills yonder"; "what is yon place?" [syn:
              {yonder}]
       adv : at or in an indicated (usually distant) place (`yon' is
             archaic and dialectal); "the house yonder"; "scattered
             here and yon"- Calder Willingham [syn: {yonder}]