aeon

noun

variants or eon
Definition of aeonnext
as in forever
a long or seemingly long period of time it's been aeons since I saw a movie at the multiplex glaciers that formed aeons ago

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  1. forever
  2. long
  3. age
Noun
  • One way to mess with an option team’s Plan A is to not only stick them with third-and-forevers, but to put them in an early hole, making them throw out of desperation.
    Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 14 Sep. 2019
  • Printed with thermochromic ink, the stamp reveals a second image of the moon when a finger is pressed to it, and a sheet of 16 Forever stamps features a map of the eclipse path.
    Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2017
Definition of forever
Noun
  • Recommended Joy Five years after fire, a shining Notre Dame is ready to reopen its doors Underpinning the currency appreciation is a new tax amnesty to lure Argentines to declare their hidden United States dollar savings – longs squirreled away in offshore bank accounts and under mattresses.
    Isabel Debre, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Margaret, bound by her royal duties, longs for more spontaneity; Stacy wouldn’t mind being a fancy royal for a day or so.
    Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of long
Noun
  • Then, in 2021, astronomers measured the speed of expansion of a nebula known as Pa 30, which enabled them to determine its age: around 1,000 years, roughly coinciding with the recorded appearance of SN1181.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Carter will be buried in Plains, Georgia, next to his late wife, Rosalynn Carter, who died at age 96 last year.
    Conor Murray, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of age
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