AEON


Meaning of AEON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

or eon ˈē-ən, ˈē-ˌän

Etymology: Latin, from Greek aiōn — more at aye

Date: 1647

1. : an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age

2.

a. usually eon : a very large division of geologic time usually longer than an era

b. : a unit of geologic time equal to one billion years

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.