eon
/ˈi.ɑn/ noun C1- 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.
- A period of one billion (short scale, i.e. 1,000,000,000) years; a gigayear.
- The longest geochronologic unit, being a period of hundreds of millions of years; subdivided into eras.
- A spirit being emanating from the Godhead.
Plural eons
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