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e⋅on
[ee-uh
n, ee-on] 
–noun
| 1. | an indefinitely long period of time; age. |
| 2. | the largest division of geologic time, comprising two or more eras. |
| 3. | Astronomy. one billion years. |
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| e·on also ae·on (ē'ŏn', ē'ən) n.
[Late Latin aeōn, from Greek aiōn; see aiw- in Indo-European roots.] |
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Eon
E"on\, AEon \[AE]"on\, n. [L. aeon, fr. Gr. a'iwn space or period of time, lifetime, age; akin to L. aevum. See Age.]1. An immeasurable or infinite space of time; eternity; a long space of time; an age. The eons of geological time. --Huxley. 2. (Gnostic Philos.) One of the embodiments of the divine attributes of the Eternal Being. Among the higher [AE]ons are Mind, Reason, Power, Truth, and Life. --Am. Cyc. Note: Eons were considered to be emanations sent forth by God from the depths of His grand solitude to fulfill various functions in the material and spiritual universe.
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eon
1647, from L. æon, from Gk. aion "age, vital force, lifetime," from PIE base *aiw- "vital force, life, long life, eternity" (cf. Skt. ayu "life," Avestan ayu "age," L. aevum "space of time, eternity," Goth. aiws "age, eternity," O.N. ævi "lifetime," Ger. ewig "everlasting," O.E. a "ever, always").
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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The longest division of geologic time, containing two or more eras. |
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