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yon

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) yon (adjective)
  2. 2) yon (pronoun)
  3. 3) yon (adverb)
  4. hither and yon (adverb)

1yon

adj \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
First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with YON

ban, Bonn, chon, con, conn, dawn, don, Don, drawn, faun, fawn, gone, guan, Jon, khan, maun, mon, on, pan, pawn, prawn, Shan, spawn, swan, wan, yawn, yuan

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