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Definition of
yon adverb
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
yon
adverb
adverb
NAmE
/
/
yɑn
/
/
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Idioms
hither and thither
,
hither and yon
(
especially literary
)
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in many different directions
People began rushing hither and thither.
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yon
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yon
determiner
hither and yon
Idioms
hither and yon
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