Eon - English meaning

noun

The length of time that a person has lived or a thing has existed.

Usage examples:

He died from a heart attack at the age of 51

verb

Grow old or older.

Usage examples:

The tiredness we feel as we age

suffix

Forming nouns denoting an action.

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Leverage

noun

A particular period of time in history or a person's life.

Usage examples:

The victorian epoch

noun

A long period of time, esp. one in which there are new advances and great change

noun

All of the people born and living at about the same time, regarded collectively.

Usage examples:

One of his generation's finest songwriters

noun

All the people of about the same age within a society or within a particular family, or the usual period of time from a person’s birth to the birth of his or her children

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The last/next generation, there were three generations at the wedding – grandparents, parents, and …

noun

A group of people who are about the same age within a society or within a particular family

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The new/next generation family-owned private firms don't usually aim to sell off the business; they…

noun

The indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole.

Usage examples:

Travel through space and time

verb

Plan, schedule, or arrange when (something) should happen or be done.

Usage examples:

The first track race is timed for 11.15

noun

The seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, years, etc., in which existence is measured, or the past, present, and future considered as a whole

Usage examples:

I really don’t have time to call her today., the children spent most of their time outdoors., we’d …

noun

The time taken by the earth to make one revolution around the sun.

Usage examples:

Roughly half of the american people know that it takes a year for the earth to go around the sun.

noun

Any period of twelve months, or a particular period of twelve months beginning with january 1

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Last/next year, she brought along her eight-year-old daughter., my parents have been married for 30…

noun

A period of 365 or 366 days, starting on january 1st and ending on december 31st

Usage examples:

The project took five years to complete., last/next/this year, the following/previous year, he earn…