aeon

Definition

Commonwealth standard spelling of eon.

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

• "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."