aeonian

aeonian
/ee oh"nee euhn/, adj.
eternal; everlasting.
Also, eonian.
[1755-65; < Gk aióni(os) (aión AEON + -ios adj. suffix) + -AN]

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  • aeonian — aeonian, AEonian [AE]*o ni*an, a. [Gr. ?.] Eternal; everlasting; lasting for an indefinitely long time; immortal; not subject to death. Opposite of {mortal}. [AE]onian hills. Tennyson. Syn: eonian [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] 2. of or pertaining… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • aeonian — [ē ō′nē ən] adj. [Gr aiōnios: see EON] lasting for eons; eternal …   English World dictionary

  • aeonian — or aeonic adjective Date: 1765 lasting for an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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