Thursday, January 15, 2015

Word of the Day (January 15, 2015)

Word of the Day (January 15, 2015)

Aeon – (n.) an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time (also: age)

Example: “Those rocks were formed perfectly aeons ago.”

Origin: Latin, from Greek “aiōn.”

First use: circa 1642


(Reference: Merriam Webster Dictionary. Merriam-Webster Dictionary Application. Merriam-Webster, Inc., 2015.)

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