eon

Oznaczający (English)

1. Eternity, the duration of the universe.
2. An immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time.
3. (informal) A long period of time.
4. A period of one billion (short scale, i.e. 1,000,000,000) years.
5. The longest geochronologic unit, being a period of hundreds of millions of years; subdivided into eras.
6. A spirit being emanating from the Godhead.

Synonyms

aeon

age

eternity

æon

era

imperishableness

period of time

perpetuity

very long period of time

epoch

Wymawiane jako (IPA)

/ˈi.ɑn/

Etymology (English)

From Latin aeon, from Ancient Greek αἰών (aiṓn, “age, era”).