Hypertext Webster Gateway: "anon"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

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.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

anon
n : sweet pulpy tropical fruit with thick scaly rind and shiny
black seeds [syn: {sweetsop}, {sugar apple}]
adv 1: at another time; "ever and anon"
2: (old-fashioned or informal) in a little while; "see you
anon"

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