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supereon

noun

Etymology

From super- + eon.

  1. derived from αἰών
  2. borrowed from aeon
  3. prefixed as supereon — “super + eon”

Definitions

  1. A time period encompassing more than one eon, principally used to characterize the…

    A time period encompassing more than one eon, principally used to characterize the Precambrian.

    • Sometimes the Hadean, Archean and Proterozoic are lumped together in a supereon called the Precambrian.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for supereon. 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