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The Clue
Extended period (3 letter answer)
The Answer
EON
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Notes
The answer EON is very common and appears about once every 42 puzzles.
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1,000,000,000 years
Ages and ages
Forever and a day
Geologic time
Group of eras
It goes on and on
Long time
Lot of time
Many ages
Many millennia
Seeming eternity
Seemingly forever
Several eras
Time on end
Time period
Years on end
Years and years
Forever, or close to it
Indefinitely long period
It's quite a stretch
It's a real stretch
Just about forever
Long, long time
Long period of time
Long time period
Many, many eras
Many, many moons
Mighty long time
No short time
Very long time
Waiting period, seemingly
Impatient person's wait, seemingly
Long, long time period
Span longer than an era
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