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Yon - What does it mean?

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yon

English

Etymology 1

(etyl)

Adjective

(-)
  • (dated, or, dialect) That (thing) over there; of something distant, but within sight.
    • He went to climb yon hill.
  • * Milton
    • Read thy lot in yon celestial sign.
  • *

    • Adverb

    (-)
  • (dated, or, dialect) Yonder.

    • Pronoun

    (English Pronouns)
  • (dated, or, dialect) That one or those over there.

    • Etymology 2

    Phrase

    (en-phrase)
  • (knitting)
  • * 2006 , Heather Dixon, Not Your Mama's Knitting (page 222)
    • Buttonhole row: (K1, p1) 3 times, yon', k2tog, (k1,p1) 5 times, ' yon , k2tog,
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    Not English

    has no English definition. It may be misspelled.