adverb.
In a distant, indicated place; over there.
determiner.Distant but within sight
noun.
Something that is distant but within sight.
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adjective.
distant but within sight (`yon' is dialectal)
adverb.
at or in an indicated (usually distant) place (`yon' is archaic and dialectal)
Word Usage
"When I say _this orange, yonder orange, one orange_, the words _this, yonder_, and _one_ do not tell the kind, but simply point out or number the orange, and limit the application of the word to the orange pointed out or numbered."