éon
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "eon"
French
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek - see eon.
Pronunciation
Noun
éon m (plural éons)
Further reading
- “éon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Anagrams
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- eão (rare)
- aeon, eon (nonstandard)
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek αἰών (aiṓn).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɛɔn
- Hyphenation: é‧on
Noun
éon m (plural (Portugal) éones or (Brazil) éons)
- eon (period of 1,000,000,000 years)
- (geology) eon (longest time period used in geology)
- (Gnosticism) eon (spirit being emanating from the Godhead)