aeon
aeon [ EE-uh'n, EE-on ] | |
[ noun ] | |
MEANING : | |
1. an indefinitely or immeasurably long period of time; an age 2. the longest division of geological time, containing to or more eras | |
USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : | |
Mythological stories often span aeons during which the plot thickens and evolves. | |
USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : | |
He was the astronaut in the original Planet of the Apes (1968) who discovers that the gorilla-dominated world in which he has landed is actually Earth aeons after a nuclear holocaust. |
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