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eonLong span of geologic time. In formal usage, eons are the longest portions of geologic time (eras are the second-longest). Three eons are recognized: the Phanerozoic Eon (dating from the present back to the beginning of the Cambrian Period), the Proterozoic Eon, and the Archean Eon. Less formally, eon often refers to a span of one billion years. aeon (esp US), eon 1. a period of one thousand million years 2. Gnosticism one of the powers emanating from the supreme being and culminating in the demiurge eon [′ē‚än] (mechanics) A unit of time, equal to 109years. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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A people without written language, without art, without homes, without love; the victim of eons of the horrible community idea. Before us would unfold the forgotten story of the lost eons that have preceded us. I told them that it was obvious our very existence depended upon our unity of action, that we were to all intent and purpose entering a new world as far from the seat and causes of our own world-war as if millions of miles of space and eons of time separated us from our past lives and habitations. |
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