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eon

/ˈi.ɑn/ noun

Latin root: aeon Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about eon at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Eternity, the duration of the universe.
An immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time.
A long period of time.
It’s been eons since we last saw each other.

Origin

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

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