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eon.

Eternity, the duration of the universe.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈi.ɑn/Canada, US/ˈeɪ.ɑn/Canada, US/ˈiː.ɔn/UK/ˈeɪ.ɔn/UK
  1. Eternity, the duration of the universe.

  2. An immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time.

  3. A long period of time.

    US · excessive · informal
    It’s been eons since we last saw each other.
  4. A period of one billion (short scale, i.e. 1,000,000,000) years; a gigayear.

  5. The longest geochronologic unit, being a period of hundreds of millions of years; subdivided into eras.

  6. A spirit being emanating from the Godhead.

Where this word comes from

From Latin aeon, from Ancient Greek αἰών (aiṓn, “age, era”).

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