eon

noun
/ˈi.ɑn/CA/ˈiː.ɔn/UK/ˈiː.ɔn/

Etymology

From Latin aeon, from Ancient Greek αἰών (aiṓn, “age, era”).

  1. derived from αἰών
  2. borrowed from aeon

Definitions

  1. Eternity, the duration of the universe.

  2. An immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time.

  3. A long period of time.

    • It’s been eons since we last saw each other.
    • Traditionally, a luncheon is a lunch that takes an eon.
  4. + 4 more definitions
    1. A period of one billion (short scale, i.e. 1,000,000,000) years

      A period of one billion (short scale, i.e. 1,000,000,000) years; a gigayear.

    2. The longest geochronologic unit, being a period of hundreds of millions of years

      The longest geochronologic unit, being a period of hundreds of millions of years; subdivided into eras.

    3. A spirit being emanating from the Godhead.

    4. The Greek National Organisation of Youth, similar to the Hitler Youth. It was formed…

      The Greek National Organisation of Youth, similar to the Hitler Youth. It was formed before WWII and disbanded in 1941.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for eon. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA