aeon

ae·on

 (ē′ŏn′, ē′ən)

n.

Variant of eon.

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aeon

(ˈiːən; ˈiːɒn) or

eon

n

1. an immeasurably long period of time; age

2. (Astronomy) a period of one thousand million years

3. (Theology) (often capital) gnosticism one of the powers emanating from the supreme being and culminating in the demiurge

[C17: from Greek aiōn an infinitely long time]

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e•on

or ae•on

(ˈi ən, ˈi ɒn)

n.

1. an indefinitely long period of time; age.

2. the largest division of geologic time, comprising two or more eras.

3. one billion years.

[1640–50; < Late Latin aeōn < Greek aiṓn space of time, age]

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Aeon

 an indefinitely long period of time.

Example: aeons of time, 1647.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	aeon - (Gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe eon Gnosticism - a religious orientation advocating gnosis as the way to release a person's spiritual element; considered heresy by Christian churches spiritual being, supernatural being - an incorporeal being believed to have powers to affect the course of human events
	2.	aeon - the longest division of geological time eon geologic time, geological time - the time of the physical formation and development of the earth (especially prior to human history) geological era, era - a major division of geological time; an era is usually divided into two or more periods
	3.	aeon - an immeasurably long period of time; "oh, that happened eons ago" eon long time, years, age - a prolonged period of time; "we've known each other for ages"; "I haven't been there for years and years"

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eon

also aeon
noun

A long time:

eternity, long, year (used in plural).

Informal: age (used in plural), blue moon.

Idioms: forever and a day, forever and ever, month of Sundays.

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Translations

ÄonEwigkeit

éon

eoneperiodo lunghissimo

aeon

[ˈiːən] N

1. (Astron) → eón m

2. (fig) → eternidad f

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aeon

[ˈiːɒn] n → éternité f

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aeon

n → Äon m (geh), → Ewigkeit f; through aeons of time → äonenlang (geh)

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aeon

eon (esp Am) [ˈiːən] n → eternità f inv

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