Yon vs. Yow — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Yon and Yow
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Yon
Yonder.
Yow
Used to express alarm, pain, or surprise.
Yon
That (thing) over there; of something distant, but within sight.
He went to climb yon hill.
Yow
You.
Yon
Yonder.
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Yon
That one or those over there.
Yon
At a distance, but within view; yonder.
Read thy lot in yon celestial sign.
Though fast yon shower be fleeting.
Yon
Yonder.
But, first and chiefest, with thee bringHim that yon soars on golden wing.
Yon
Distant but within sight (`yon' is dialectal);
Yonder valley
The hills yonder
What is yon place?
Yon
At or in an indicated (usually distant) place (`yon' is archaic and dialectal);
The house yonder
Scattered here and yon
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