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Noun
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(n)
eon
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aeon
(the longest division of geological time)
part meronym
has instance
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S:
(n)
geological time
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geologic time
(the time of the physical formation and development of the earth (especially prior to human history))
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(n)
time
(the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past)
"he waited for along time"; "it took some time before he got an answer"; "time flies like an arrow"
derivationally related form
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(adj)
eonian
[Related to:
eon
] (of or relating to a geological eon (longer than an era))
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(adj)
aeonian
[Related to:
aeon
] (of or relating to a geological eon (longer than an era))
S:
(n)
eon
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aeon
(an immeasurably long period of time)
"oh, that happened eons ago"
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eon
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aeon
((Gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe)