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anon
1[ uh-non ]
adverb
- in a short time; soon.
- at another time.
- Archaic. at once; immediately.
anon.
2abbreviation for
- anonymous.
- anonymously.
anon
1/ əˈnɒn /
adverb
- in a short time; soon
- ever and anonever and anon now and then
anon.
2abbreviation for
- anonymous
anon.
- An abbreviation for anonymous , used to indicate unknown or unacknowledged authorship. Without the period, anon means “at another time” or “again.”
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Idioms and Phrases
- ever and anon, now and then; occasionally.
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Example Sentences
He had only recently begun attending Al-Anon, a recovery fellowship for the loved ones of alcoholics.
They also made good use of their field-pieces, and ever and anon the booming of cannon was heard in the streets of Manila.
It even possessed the attractions of a golf course, the first in Ireland, the Kinnegar at Holywood, p. 92but more of that anon.
Both of these read—'Anon her herte began to yerne'; whereas it of course ought to be—'Anon her herte gan to erme.'
"Oh, you shall have air enough anon," he answered with a half-strangled laugh, his passion mounting ever.
But anon soldiers came to lead them to the Palace, that they might make good their brags before the King's face.
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