Meaning of YONDER
Pronunciation: | | 'yândur
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- [adv] at or in an indicated (usually distant) place; "the house yonder"; (`yon' is archaic and dialectal as in"scattered here and yon"- Calder Willingham)
- [adj] distant but within sight; "yonder valley"; "the hills yonder"; (`yon' is dialectal, as in"what is yon place?")
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| Synonyms: | | distant, yon, yon |
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| Definition: | | Yonder Year after year, the plum tree which the farmer planted is witness to the continuing generations of his family. more details ... |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Yon"der\, adv. [OE. yonder, [yogh]onder; cf. OD. ginder,
Goth. jaindr? there. ????. See {Yond}, adv.]
At a distance, but within view.
Yonder are two apple women scolding. --Arbuthnot.
\Yon"der\, a.
Being at a distance within view, or conceived of as within
view; that or those there; yon. ``Yon flowery arbors, yonder
alleys green.'' --Milton. ``Yonder sea of light.'' --Keble.
Yonder men are too many for an embassage. --Bacon.
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