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1 aeon (An immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time)
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2 aeon
['iːən]1) Общая лексика: вечность, миллиард лет (единица геологического времени), эра2) Биология: зон (геологическая эра)3) Морской термин: геологический период4) Религия: век, эон, эпоха, (An immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time) вечность5) Горное дело: геологическая эра6) Космонавтика: аэон
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