"eon" meaning in English

See eon in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: en-us-eon.ogg [US] Forms: eon [singular], eons [plural]
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  1. An eon is a period of 1,000,000,000 (one billion) years.
    Sense id: simple-eon-en-noun-EXOPUWi6
  2. An eon is a very long period of time. Tags: US
    Sense id: simple-eon-en-noun-0ylpupL8 Categories (other): Colloquial
     
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