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At a distance, but within view; yonder.

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  1. a. At a distance, but within view; yonder.
  2. adv. Yonder.
  3. adj. distant but within sight (‘yon’ is dialectal)
  4. adv. at or in an indicated (usually distant) place (‘yon’ is archaic and dialectal)
  5. At a distance, but within view; yonder. [Poetic] Read thy lot in yon celestial sign. Milton. Though fast yon shower be fleeting. Keble. Yonder. [Obs. or Poetic] But, first and chiefest, with thee bring Him that yon soars on golden wing. Milton.
  6. At a distance, but within view; yonder. [Poetic]Read thy lot in yon celestial sign. Milton.Though fast yon shower be fleeting. Keble.
  7. r:25/d:75 s distant but within sight (`yon' is dialectal) r at or in an indicated (usually distant) place (`yon' is archaic and dialectal)