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ever and anon

adv

Definitions

  1. Synonym of occasionally, now and then.

    • Ever and anon a bright, but, alas, deceptive idea would dart you through.
    • I could see Salemina at the far end of the table radiant with success, the W. S. at her side bending ever and anon to catch the (artificial) pearls of thought that dropped from her lips.
    • Ever and anon the guard's face could be dimly seen at his window, more like a ghost than a man; [...].

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No curated loop yet for ever and anon. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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