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aeon

[ee-uhn, ee-on] / ˈi ən, ˈi ɒn /




NOUN
eon
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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

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

From Nature ● Apr. 25, 2012

How strange, though, to compare this reasonable piece of entertainment with the sensational impact of that first Shrek film, way back in 2001, an aeon in movie-trend terms.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 1, 2010

For a moment that had to Letty the air of an aeon, Godfrey stood peering.

From Mary Marston by George MacDonald


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