hither and yon
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hither and yon
Rhymes with -ɒn
adverb
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In, at or to various places.
And I saw askant the armies, / I saw as in noiseless dreams hundreds of battle-flags, / Borne through the smoke of the battles and pierc’d with missiles I saw them, / And carried hither and yon through the smoke, and torn and bloody, / And at last but a few shreds left on the staffs, (and all in sil
Similar: here and there, hither and thither
Talk about this word "hither and yon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hither%20and%20yon. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. hither and yon. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hither%20and%20yon "hither and yon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hither%20and%20yon.Cite this
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title = {hither and yon},
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year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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