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aeon

noun

  1. subdivision of geological time
  2. Ancient Greek concept
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Wiktionary

name

Etymology: Blend of Ada + Leon.

  1. The ship of characters Leon S. Kennedy and Ada Wong of Resident Evil.

noun

Etymology: From Latin aeon, from Ancient Greek αἰών (aiṓn, “age, era”).

  1. Commonwealth standard spelling of eon.

    When Earth's last picture is painted, and the tubes are twisted and dried,/ When the oldest colors have faded, and the youngest critic has died,/ We shall rest, and, faith, we shall need it -- lie down for an aeon or two,/Till the Master of All Good Workmen shall put us to work anew.

  2. A spirit being emanating from the Godhead.
  3. Each universe in a series of universes, according to conformal cyclic cosmology.