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Etymology

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From Late Latin aeōnem (age, eternity), from Ancient Greek αἰών (aiṓn), from earlier αἰϝών (aiwṓn), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂oy-u-Hō, derived from *h₂óyu (long time; lifetime), derived from the root *h₂ey- (vital force, life, age, eternity).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /eˈo.ne/
  • Rhymes: -one
  • Hyphenation: e‧ó‧ne

Noun

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eone m (plural eoni)

  1. (historical, Ancient Greece) time
    Synonym: tempo
  2. (Gnosticism) aeon (spirit being emanating from the Godhead)
  3. (New Testament eschatology, rare) worldly or secular life
    Synonym: secolo
  4. (geology) eon (time period)

Further reading

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  • eone in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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