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Definitions for Anon
əˈnɒnanon

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. anonadverb

    at another time

    "ever and anon"

  2. anonadverb

    (old-fashioned or informal) in a little while

    "see you anon"

Wiktionary

  1. Anonnoun

    The name given when an author's name is unknown.

  2. Etymology: Shortened form of anonymous

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Anonadverb

    Etymology: Franciscus Junius imagines it to be an elliptical form of speaking for in one, that is, in one minute; Stephen Skinner from a and nean, or near; John Minsheu from on on.

    A little snow, tumbled about,
    Anon becomes a mountain. William Shakespeare, King John.

    Will they come abroad anon?
    Shall we see young Oberon? Ben Jonson, Fairy Prince.

    However, witness, heav’n!
    Heav’n, witness thou anon! while we discharge
    Freely our part. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. vi. l. 564.

    He was not without design at that present, as shall be made out anon; meaning by that device to withdraw himself. Edward Hyde.

    Still as I did the leaves inspire,
    With such a purple light they shone,
    As if they had been made of fire,
    And spreading so, would flame anon. Edmund Waller.

    Full forty days he pass’d, whether on hill
    Sometimes, anon in shady vale, each night,
    Or harbour’d in one cave, is not revealed. Par. Regained.

ChatGPT

  1. anon

    Anon is an old or literary term which means "soon" or "shortly". It can also refer to a non-identifying individual or anonymous source when used in contexts like online forums or blogs.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Anonadverb

    straightway; at once

  2. Anonadverb

    soon; in a little while

  3. Anonadverb

    at another time; then; again

  4. Etymology: [OE. anoon, anon, anan, lit., in one (moment), fr. AS. on in + n one. See On and One.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Anon

    an-on′, adv. in one (instant): immediately.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. anon

    Quickly, directly, immediately.

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. ANON

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Anon is ranked #97671 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Anon surname appeared 186 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Anon.

    53.7% or 100 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    41.4% or 77 total occurrences were White.
    2.6% or 5 total occurrences were Asian.

Anagrams for Anon »

  1. nano

  2. Nano

  3. Nona

  4. onan

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Anon in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Anon in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Anon in a Sentence

  1. Bhartrihari:

    Man is an actor who plays various parts: First comes a boy, then out a lover starts; His garb is changed for, lo! a beggar?s rags; Then he?s a merchant with full money-bags; Anon, an aged sire, wrinkled and lean; At last Death drops the curtain on the scene.*

  2. Virginia Woolf:

    I would venture to guess that Anon, who wrote so many poems without signing them, was often a woman.

  3. Joe Biden:

    Q-Anon and the extreme elements of the Republican Party and what, Donald Trump keeps sort of, seems to me feeding the, you know what, the big lie, it makes it awful hard, for example, one of the reasons I'm a little bit late coming on is because -- not coming on, but to do the taping here, is because I did Bob Dole's eulogy today.

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