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Eternity is time without an end or a state of existence outside time, especially the state which some people believe they will pass into after they have died.
I have always found the thought of eternity terrifying.
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If you say that a situation lasted for an eternity , you mean that it seemed to last an extremely long time, usually because it was boring or unpleasant.
The war continued for an eternity...
= age
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