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EONIAN

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Continuing forever or indefinitely

Example:

the unending bliss of heaven

Synonyms:

aeonian; ageless; eonian; eternal; everlasting; perpetual; unceasing; unending

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

lasting; permanent (continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place)

Derivation:

eon (an immeasurably long period of time)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Of or relating to a geological eon (longer than an era)

Synonyms:

aeonian; eonian

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

eon (the longest division of geological time)

Derivation:

eon (the longest division of geological time)

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