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10 Language-to-English DictionariesÄon
Pronunciation / Transliteration: eh-on
"Das Universum existiert seit unzähligen Äonen."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An indefinite and very long period of time, often a geological or cosmological age.
"It felt like an aeon before the rescue team finally arrived." - 2
In Gnosticism and mysticism, a divine power or emanation issuing from the Supreme Being.
"Ancient Gnostic texts describe numerous aeons existing in the spiritual realm."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the ancient Greek word aiōn, meaning 'age', 'lifetime', or 'long period of time'. It entered Latin as aevum and later passed into English during the late 16th century, originally retaining its theological and philosophical connotations of eternity or an indefinite age before expanding into geological and general usage.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Aeon" is said worldwide
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éternité
Transliteration: eh-ter-ni-tay
"Cela fait une éternité que nous ne nous sommes pas vus."
Äon
Transliteration: eh-on
"Das Universum existiert seit unzähligen Äonen."
eone
Transliteration: eh-o-ne
"È passato un eone da quando ci siamo visti l'ultima volta."
eón
Transliteration: eh-on
"Pasó un eón antes de que terminara la conferencia."
eon
Transliteration: eh-on
"Parece que passou um eon desde a última vez que conversamos."
युग
Transliteration: yug
"यह प्रक्रिया पूरा होने में युगों लग गए।"
劫
Transliteration: jié
"等了这么久，感觉好像过了一个世纪。"
영겁
Transliteration: yeong-geop
"그를 기다리는 시간이 영겁처럼 느껴졌다."
永遠
Transliteration: eien
"彼からの連絡を永遠のように待っていた。"
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