eon
Eternity, the duration of the universeEternity, the duration of the universe.
» Those days now feel like eons ago.
Meaning
6 sensesEternity, the duration of the universe.
ве́чностьvéčnostʹ
An immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time.
an immeasurably long period of time
(US, excessive, informal)A long period of time.
It’s been eons since we last saw each other.
ты́сяча летtýsjača let, целая ве́чностьcelaja véčnostʹ
the longest division of geological time
A period of one billion (short scale, i.e. 1,000,000,000) years; a gigayear.
The longest geochronologic unit, being a period of hundreds of millions of years; subdivided into eras.
Äon
эо́нeón
A spirit being emanating from the Godhead.
эо́нeón
Examples
3 sentencesThose days now feel like eons ago.
A beat of the wings, and eons are behind us!
ruВзмах крыльев – и позади нас эоны!
There is evidence that water was abundant on Mars eons ago.
deEs gibt Beweise, dass der Mars vor Äonen überreich an Wasser war.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin aeon, from Ancient Greek αἰών (aiṓn, “age, era”).From Latin aeon, from Ancient Greek αἰών (aiṓn, “age, era”).
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