SINCE 1828
yon
adjective
\ ˈyän
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Definition of yon
(Entry 1 of 3)
: yonder
yon
pronounDefinition of yon (Entry 2 of 3)
dialect
: that or those yonder
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yon
adverbEnglish Language Learners Definition of yon
old-fashioned + literary
: to that place
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yon
adjective
\ ˈyän
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Kids Definition of yon
(Entry 1 of 2)
: yonder entry 2
“And nuns came … and built over against the monastery on the yon side of the vale …”— Mark Twain, A Connecticut Yankee
yon
adverbKids Definition of yon (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: yonder entry 1
2
: thither
I ran hither and yon.
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