aeon

ˈeɪɑn

Definition

Definition of aeon - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

time duration

indefinitely long period of time

He waited for an aeon to get a response..

eon

epoch

geology

TECH.

major division of geological time

TECH.

The Jurassic period is part of an aeon..

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epoch

gnosticism

Dated

divine power from the Supreme Being

Dated

In Gnosticism, an aeon governs the cosmos.

age

eternity

infinity

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Archaeozoic aeon

geological time from 3,800 to 2,500 million years ago

The Archaeozoic aeon saw the formation of Earth's crust.

Archean aeon

geological time from 3,800 to 2,500 million years ago

The Archean aeon saw the formation of Earth's crust.

Phanerozoic aeon

geological time from 540 million years ago to now

The Phanerozoic aeon includes the rise of mammals.

Precambrian aeon

geological time before the Phanerozoic eon

The Precambrian aeon covers the Earth's early history.

Priscoan aeon

earliest eon in Earth's history before oldest rocks

The Priscoan aeon marks the Earth's initial formation.

Proterozoic aeon

geological time period from 2,500 to 544 million years ago

The Proterozoic aeon saw the rise of multicellular life.

Origin of aeon

Greek, aion (age, eternity)

Examples of aeon in a sentence

Civilizations have risen and fallen over aeons.
Scientists study the aeon to understand Earth's history.
Each aeon marks significant changes in the planet's geology.
The aeon represents a link to the divine.
Each aeon has its own unique attributes.

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French:éternité, éon, ...
German:Ewigkeit, ...
Italian:eone, potere divino, ...
Spanish:eón, aeón, ...
Portuguese:eternidade, éon, ...
Chinese:永世, 地质时代, ...
Japanese:永遠, 累代, ...
Arabic:دَهْر, إِيُون, ...
Hebrew:עִידָּן, עֵידָן, ...
Russian:эон, ...
Ukrainian:еон, вічність, ...
Hindi:युग, महाकल्प, ...
Bengali:অনন্তকাল, যুগ, ...
Catalan:eternitat, era geològica, ...
Czech:věčnost, eon, ...
Danish:evighed, geologisk æra, ...
Dutch:eeuwigheid, geologisch tijdperk, ...
Greek:αιωνιότητα, γεωλογική εποχή, ...
Hungarian:örökkévalóság, földtörténeti eon, ...
Khmer:យូរអង្វែង, អ៊ីអន, ...
Korean:영겁, 지질시대, ...
Persian:دوران, دوران زمین‌شناسی, ...
Polish:eon, okres geologiczny, ...
Portuguese (BR):éon, ...
Romanian:eon, eră geologică, ...
Swedish:evighet, geologisk eon, ...
Thai:ชั่วกัปชั่วกัลป์, มหายุค, ...
Turkish:çağ, jeolojik devir, ...
Vietnamese:thời gian vô tận, đại địa chất, ...

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