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Old 04-09-2016, 10:47   #7
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Re: What does YON mean????

The Oxford dictionary definition is: yon - definition of yon in English from the Oxford dictionary

yon
Pronunciation: /jɒn/
literary or dialect

determine r& adverb
Yonder; that:
[as determiner]: there’s some big ranches yon side of the Sierra

pronoun
Yonder person or thing: what do you make of yon?

Origin

Old English geon, of Germanic origin; related to German jener 'that one'.
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