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thon

Pronunciation: /ðʌn/

The English word “thon” has 3 meanings listed here.

pronoun

  1. they (singular). Gender-neutral third-person singular subject pronoun, coordinate with gendered pronouns he and she.
  2. them (singular). Gender-neutral third-person singular object pronoun, coordinate with gendered pronouns him and her.

adjective

  1. Yon.

Etymology

Proposed in 1858 by Charles Crozat Converse from that + one. Compare also dialectal English and Scots thon (“that; yon”, adjective; pronoun).

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