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{ } n. [ L. aeon, fr. Gr. a'iwn space or period of time, lifetime, age; akin to L. aevum. See Age. ] 1. An immeasurable or infinite space of time; eternity; a long space of time; an age. [ 1913 Webster ]

The eons of geological time. Huxley. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Gnostic Philos.) One of the embodiments of the divine attributes of the Eternal Being. [ 1913 Webster ]

Among the higher æons are Mind, Reason, Power, Truth, and Life. Am. Cyc. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Eons were considered to be emanations sent forth by God from the depths of His grand solitude to fulfill various functions in the material and spiritual universe. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;. ] Eternal; everlasting; lasting for an indefinitely long time; immortal; not subject to death. Opposite of mortal. “Æonian hills.” Tennyson.
Syn. -- eonian [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

2. of or pertaining to an eon. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A genus of canids including the African hunting dog.
Syn. -- genus Lycaeon. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L. paeon, Gr. paiw`n a solemn song, also, a pæon, equiv. to paia`n. See Pæan. ] (Anc. Poet.) A foot of four syllables, one long and three short, admitting of four combinations, according to the place of the long syllable. [ Written also, less correctly, pæan. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. A natural family of perennial rhizomatous herbs and shrubs, native to temperate Europe and North America.
Syn. -- family Paeoniaceae, peony family. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Chem.) An artifical red nitrogenous dyestuff, called also red coralline. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) Any of numerous plants widely cultivated for their showy single or double red or pink or white flowers; the Peony. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A specialist in paleontology.
Syn. -- paleontologist. [ WordNet 1.5 ]