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yon
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yon
(adverb)
yon
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jɑːn/
adverb
yon
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ˈ
jɑːn/
adverb
Britannica Dictionary definition of YON
old-fashioned + literary
:
to that place
They have been traveling
hither and yon
. [=here and there; traveling to many different places]
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