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Yon Adverb  Word Origin Bre ˌhither ˈhɪðə(R ˈhɪðər

Front hither and yon
Back hither
BrE /ˈhɪðə(r)/

NAmE /ˈhɪðər/
adverb
 word origin
(old use)
to this place

ˌhither and ˈthither| ˌhither and ˈyon (especially literary) in many different directions
People began rushing hither and thither.

yon
determiner, adverb
BrE /jɒn/
NAmE /jɑːn/
determiner
 word origin
(old use or dialect)
that

There's an old farm over yon hill.
adverb
 word origin
see hither and yon at hither

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