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eon

UK
/ˈiːən/
US
/ˈiːɑn/

Translations

eonnoun
eons
pl
UK
/ˈiːən/
US
/ˈiːɑn/
The universe has existed for eons.
Вселенная существует эоны.
Synonyms
age
era
epoch
millennium
long period

Definitions

eonnoun
An indefinite and very long period of time, often used in a hyperbolic sense.
It felt like eons had passed since they last met.
A major division of geological time, subdivided into eras.
The Phanerozoic eon is the current eon in the geologic time scale.
A period of one billion years, especially in astronomy and cosmology.
In astronomical terms, one eon equals roughly the time it takes light to traverse a megaparsec.
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