| 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. | |
