aeon
/ˈiːɒn/
noun
- An extremely long period of time; thousands or millions of years.
- It felt like an aeon had passed before the bus finally arrived.
- The mountains have stood here for aeons, slowly worn down by wind and rain.
- Geologists study rocks that formed over aeons beneath the ocean.
- A very long, indefinite period of time in mythology or cosmology.
- The idea of an eternal aeon fascinates people who think about time and creation.
- Some philosophers believe the universe goes through endless cycles, each aeon lasting billions of years.
- In ancient Greek myth, each aeon was ruled by a different god.
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