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Eonian vs Eon - What's the difference?

eonian | eon |

Eonian is a derived term of eon.


As a adjective eonian

is of or pertaining to an eon.

As a noun eon is

(us) eternity.

eonian

English

Alternative forms

* aeonian *

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to an eon
  • (by extension) everlasting
  • Anagrams

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    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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