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ADJECTIVE (1)

1. distant but within sight (`yon' is dialectal);
- Example: "yonder valley"
- Example: "the hills yonder"
- Example: "what is yon place?"
[syn: yonder, yon]


ADVERB (1)

1. at or in an indicated (usually distant) place (`yon' is archaic and dialectal);
- Example: "the house yonder"
- Example: "scattered here and yon"- Calder Willingham
[syn: yonder, yon]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

yon
    adv 1: at or in an indicated (usually distant) place (`yon' is
           archaic and dialectal); "the house yonder"; "scattered
           here and yon"- Calder Willingham [syn: yonder, yon]
    adj 1: distant but within sight (`yon' is dialectal); "yonder
           valley"; "the hills yonder"; "what is yon place?" [syn:
           yonder, yon]