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eon | eonic |

As a noun eon

is eternity.

As an initialism EON

is ΕΟΝ, the Greek National Organisation of Youth similar to the Hitler Youth, it was formed before WWII and disbanded in 1941.

As an adjective eonic is

that lasts for an eon.

eon

English

Alternative forms

* aeon (chiefly British or Gnostic) * (qualifier)

Noun

(wikipedia eon) (en noun)
  • (US) Eternity.
  • A period of 1,000,000,000 years.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2012-01
    • , author=Robert L. Dorit , title=Rereading Darwin , volume=100, issue=1, page=23 , magazine= citation , passage=We live our lives in three dimensions for our threescore and ten allotted years. Yet every branch of contemporary science, from statistics to cosmology, alludes to processes that operate on scales outside of human experience: the millisecond and the nanometer, the eon and the light-year.}}
  • (geology) The longest time period used in geology.
  • (US, informal, hyperbole) A long period of time.
    • It's been eons since we last saw each other.
  • A spirit being emanating from the Godhead.

    • Derived terms

    * Archean eon * eonian *

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    eonic

    English

    Alternative forms

    * aeonic *

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • That lasts for an eon.

    • Anagrams

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