aeon

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In the supercentenarian league – 110 and above – the three-year gap between her and Knauss might as well be an aeon.

From The Guardian • Nov. 30, 2019

So here's another important caveat: If a week is a long time in politics these days, a fortnight is an absolute aeon.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2018

In this new era of oversharing, the 1994 of Four Weddings seems an aeon away.

From The Guardian • Feb. 13, 2016

The time frame matches Bottke’s model and corresponds to the Archaean aeon.

From Nature • Apr. 25, 2012

The exact amount of the duration expressed by an aeon depends altogether upon the particular subject which yields the aeon.

From Theological Essays and Other Papers — Volume 1 by De Quincey, Thomas