The Clue
A thousand ages (3 letter answer)
The Answer
EON
Tags
Notes
The answer EON is very common and appears about once every 42 puzzles.
Related Clues
Ages
Ages and ages
Big stretch?
Forever and a day
Geological span
Immeasurable period
Infinite ages
Long interval
Long period
Long time
Lots of time
Many eras
Seeming eternity
Seemingly forever
Slice of history
Span of time
Time on end
Time immemorial
Time period
One billion years, in geology
Imprecise time unit
It lasts and lasts
Largest geological division
Long geological period
Long, long time
Long period of time
Long stretch of time
No short time
Period in the earth's history
Periods upon periods
Very long time
Waiting period, seemingly
It keeps going and going ...
It seemingly never ends
Span longer than an era
Many a doctor's office wait, seemingly
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