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Æon (Greek, aion)

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eternity, an immeasurable length of time; any being that is eternal. Basilidēs reckons there have been 365 such æons, or gods; but Valentinius restricts the number to 30. Sometimes written “ēon.”

In geology each series of rocks covers an æon, or an indetinite and immeasurable period of time.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Ægrotat
A E I (A—i)
Ælurus
Æmilian Law
Æmonia Æmonian
Æneas
Æneid
Æolic Digamma
Æolic Mode
Æolus
Æon (Greek, aion)
Æra
Aèrated Bread
Aërated Water
Aerians
Æschylus (Greek, Aισχνλoζ)
Æschylus of France
Æsculapius
Æsir
Æson’s Bath
Æsonian Hero (The)

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Æon