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Noun
S:
(n)
eon
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aeon
(the longest division of geological time)
S:
(n)
eon
,
aeon
(an immeasurably long period of time)
"oh, that happened eons ago"
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sister term
S:
(n)
long time
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age
,
years
(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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S:
(n)
month of Sundays
(a time perceived as long)
"I hadn't seen him in a month of Sundays"
S:
(n)
eon
,
aeon
(an immeasurably long period of time)
"oh, that happened eons ago"
S:
(n)
blue moon
(a long time)
"something that happens once in blue moon almost never happens"
S:
(n)
year dot
(as long ago as anyone can remember)
"he has been a conductor since the year dot"
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S:
(n)
time period
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period of time
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period
(an amount of time)
"a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"
S:
(n)
fundamental quantity
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fundamental measure
(one of the four quantities that are the basis of systems of measurement)
S:
(n)
measure
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quantity
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amount
(how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify)
S:
(n)
abstraction
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abstract entity
(a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples)
S:
(n)
entity
(that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
derivationally related form
S:
(n)
eon
,
aeon
((Gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe)