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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.]
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The same is he that heareth the word, and anon with
joy receiveth it. --Matt. xiii.
20.
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2. Soon; in a little while.
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As it shall better appear anon. --Stow.
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3. At another time; then; again.
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Sometimes he trots, . . . anon he rears upright.
--Shak.
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{Anon right}, at once; right off. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
{Ever and anon}, now and then; frequently; often.
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A pouncet box, which ever and anon
He gave his nose. --Shak.
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