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a⋅non
[uh-non] 
–adverb
—Idiom| 1. | in a short time; soon. |
| 2. | at another time. |
| 3. | Archaic. at once; immediately. |
| 4. | ever and anon, now and then; occasionally. |
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| a·non (ə-nŏn') adv.
[Middle English, at once, from Old English on ān : on, in; see on + ān, one; see oi-no- in Indo-European roots.] |
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Anon
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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Language Translation for : Anon
Spanish:
anónimoanónimo,
German:
anonym,
Japanese:
anon
O.E., on an "into one, straightway (in one course), at once" (see one); by gradual misuse, "soon, in a little while" (1526).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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