The Clue
A long time (3 letter answer)
The Answer
EON
Tags
Notes
The answer EON is very common and appears about once every 42 puzzles.
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Age
Ages
Eternity
Generations
Ages and ages
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Countless years
A dog's age
Forever and a day
Geologic time
Geological division
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Infinite ages
Interminable time
Long period
Long time
Loooong wait
Many chiliads
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Roughly forever
Seeming eternity
Time immemorial
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Ages upon ages
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Definition
EON as a noun:
1. (eon, aeon) = the longest division of geological time
2. (eon, aeon) = an immeasurably long period of time; "oh, that happened eons ago"
3. (eon, aeon) = (Gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe