eon

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Derived terms 1.4.2 Translations 1.5 Anagrams 2 Croatian 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Declension 3 Norwegian 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Noun 3.2.1 Inflection 3.2.2 References 4 Swedish 4.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• aeon (chiefly British)
• æon (dated, chiefly British)

[edit] Etymology

From Ancient Greek αἰών (aiōn), “‘age’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈiː.ɒn/

[edit] Noun

Wikipedia

eon (plural eons)

1. (US) (also temporal æon) Eternity.
2. A period of 1,000,000,000 years.
3. (geology) The longest time period used in geology.
4. (US) (informal, hyperbolically) A long period of time.

   It's been eons since we last saw each other.

5. (Gnosticism) A being emanating from the Godhead.

[edit] Derived terms

• Archean eon
• eonian
• temporal æon

[edit] Translations

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: eno
• Neo, NEO
• one

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[edit] Croatian

[edit] Noun

eon m (plural eoni)

1. (geology) eon

[edit] Declension

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[edit] Norwegian

[edit] Etymology

From Latin < Ancient Greek αἰών (aiōn), “‘age’”).

[edit] Noun

eon m.

1. eon; eternity
2. (geology) eon
3. (informal, hyperbolically) eon
4. A period of 1,000,000,000 years.
5. (Gnosticism) eon

[edit] Inflection

[edit] References

• “eon” in The Ordnett Dictionary

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Noun

Inflection for eon	Singular		Plural
common	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Base form	eon	eonen	eoner	eonerna
Possessive form	eons	eonens	eoners	eonernas

eon c.

1. eon; eternity
2. (geology) eon