Meaning of ANON
| Pronunciation: | | u'nân
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- [n] sweet pulpy tropical fruit with thick scaly rind and shiny black seeds
- [adv] (old-fashioned or informal) in a little while; "see you anon"
- [adv] at another time; "ever and anon"
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ANON is a 4 letter word that starts with A. |
| | Synonyms: | | sugar apple, sweetsop |
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| | See Also: | | Annona squamosa, custard apple, sweetsop tree | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \A*non"\, adv. [OE. anoon, anon, anan, lit., in one
(moment), fr. AS. on in + [=a]n one. See {On} and {One}.]
1. Straightway; at once. [Obs.]
The same is he that heareth the word, and anon with
joy receiveth it. --Matt. xiii.
20.
2. Soon; in a little while.
As it shall better appear anon. --Stow.
3. At another time; then; again.
Sometimes he trots, . . . anon he rears upright.
--Shak.
{Anon right}, at once; right off. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
{Ever and anon}, now and then; frequently; often.
A pouncet box, which ever and anon He gave his nose.
--Shak.
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| | Related Terms: | | after a time, after a while, afterward, afterwards, again, at another time, at that moment, at that time, before long, betimes, by and by, by destiny, directly, ere long, fatally, hopefully, imminently, in a moment, in a while, in aftertime, in due course, in due time, in that case, in the future, later, on that occasion, predictably, presently, probably, proximo, shortly, soon, then, thereat, tomorrow, when |
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