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Epoch vs Eon - What's the difference?

epoch | eon |

As nouns the difference between epoch and eon

is that epoch is a particular period of history, especially one considered remarkable or noteworthy while eon is eternity.

As an initialism EON is

ΕΟΝ, the Greek National Organisation of Youth similar to the Hitler Youth, it was formed before WWII and disbanded in 1941.

epoch

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A particular period of history, especially one considered remarkable or noteworthy.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2012-01
    • , author=Donald Worster , title=A Drier and Hotter Future , volume=100, issue=1, page=70 , magazine= citation , passage=Phoenix and Lubbock are both caught in severe drought, and it is going to get much worse. We may see many such [dust] storms in the decades ahead, along with species extinctions, radical disturbance of ecosystems, and intensified social conflict over land and water. Welcome to the Anthropocene, the epoch when humans have become a major geological and climatic force.}}
  • A notable event which marks the beginning of such a period.
  • (astronomy) A precise instant of time that is used as a reference point.
  • (computing, uncountable) A precise instant of time that is used as a reference point (e.g. January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 UTC).

    • Synonyms

    * a particular period in history: era; age (epoch is a subcategory of era and/or age)

    Related terms

    * epochal * epochless

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    eon

    English

    Alternative forms

    * aeon (chiefly British or Gnostic) * (qualifier)

    Noun

    (wikipedia eon) (en noun)
  • (US) Eternity.
  • A period of 1,000,000,000 years.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2012-01
    • , author=Robert L. Dorit , title=Rereading Darwin , volume=100, issue=1, page=23 , magazine= citation , passage=We live our lives in three dimensions for our threescore and ten allotted years. Yet every branch of contemporary science, from statistics to cosmology, alludes to processes that operate on scales outside of human experience: the millisecond and the nanometer, the eon and the light-year.}}
  • (geology) The longest time period used in geology.
  • (US, informal, hyperbole) A long period of time.
    • It's been eons since we last saw each other.
  • A spirit being emanating from the Godhead.

    • Derived terms

    * Archean eon * eonian *

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