First Known Use: before 12th century
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1yon
adjective \ˈyän\
Definition of YON
: yonder
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Origin of YON
Middle English, from Old English geon; akin to Old High German ienēr, adjective, that, Greek enē day after tomorrow
2yon
pronoun
Definition of YON
dial : that or those yonder
First Known Use of YON
14th century
3yon
adverb
: to that place
Full Definition of YON
1
: yonder
2
: thither <ran hither and yon>
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First Known Use of YON
14th century
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1yon
adjective \ˈyän\
Definition of YON for Kids
: 2yonder <“And nuns came … and built over against the monastery on the yon side of the vale …” — Mark Twain, A Connecticut Yankee>
2yon
adverb
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