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Definition of "eon" [e•on]

  • An indefinitely long period of time; an age. (noun)
  • The longest division of geologic time, containing two or more eras. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "eon" in a sentence
  • "They decide to use an unexplained Trait that the Medoras were given at the last Progression which is about equivalent to an "eon," or an "Age" for Robert Jordan fans to decide who would become a representative."
  • "I've been struggling, for many an eon now (and by 'eon', I mean 'cooking session'), to make tofu such that I don't feel like I'm eating teeny sponges."
  • "Now i see all the cult trolls wants to play with johns small tool, com eon you troll come out of the closet and rejoice to all of your homosexuality we all know any ways."