The difference between Yon and Yonder
When used as adverbs, yon means yonder, whereas yonder means in a distant, indicated place.
Yon is also pronoun with the meaning: that one or those over there.
Yon is also adjective with the meaning: that (thing) over there.
Yonder is also determiner with the meaning: distant but within sight.
Yonder is also noun with the meaning: somewhere that is distant but within sight.
check bellow for the other definitions of Yon and Yonder
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Yon as an adjective (dated, or, dialectal):
That (thing) over there; of something distant, but within sight.
Examples:
"He went to climb yon hill."
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Yon as an adverb (dated, or, dialectal):
yonder.
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Yon as a pronoun (dated, or, dialectal):
That one or those over there.
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Yonder as an adverb (informal, dialect):
In a distant, indicated place; over there.
Examples:
"Whose home is that yonder?"
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Yonder as a noun:
Somewhere that is distant but within sight.
Examples:
"Off we go, into the wild blue yonder, riding high into the sky."