ANON

adv.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
adv.

Straightway; at once. [Obs.] The same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it. Matt. xiii. 20.

2.
adv.

Soon; in a little while. As it shall better appear anon. Stow.

3.
adv.

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.

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