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yonder

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) yonder (adverb)
  2. 2) yonder (adjective)
  3. 3) yonder (pronoun)

1yon·der

adv \ˈyän-dər\

Definition of YONDER

: at or in that indicated more or less distant place usually within sight
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Examples of YONDER

  1. We could see people gathering down yonder by the riverbank.
  2. <look yonder and you'll see the skyline of the city>

Origin of YONDER

Middle English, from yond + -er (as in hither)
First Known Use: 14th century

Related to YONDER

Synonyms: beyond, further, yon, farther

Rhymes with YONDER

bonder, condor, ponder, squander, wander

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