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Word: Aeon
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 16th century (in aeon (sense 2)): via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek aiōn ‘age’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈiːən
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an indefinite and very long period of time
Short Definition:indefinite period of time
Examples:- he reached the crag aeons before I arrived
- his eyes searched her face for what seemed like aeons
Definition:
(in Neoplatonism, Platonism, and Gnosticism) a power existing from eternity; an emanation or phase of the supreme deity.
Short Definition:power existing from eternity
Variant Forms:
- eon
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