The Clue
Very long stretch (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
Millennia
Timepiece?
Ages and ages
Big time
Centuries and centuries
Countless years
Endless years
Extended period
Geology term
Immeasurable period
A long time
Long time
Many eras
Period in history
Quite a while
Seemingly forever
Several eras
Time on end
Time immemorial
Uncountable years
Unit in astronomy
Untold centuries
Years and years
Geologic time period
It's a big stretch
It's quite a stretch
Long, long time
Many, many moons
Mind-boggling time
Super-long time
Very long time
Waiting period, seemingly
Years upon years
It seemingly never ends
Time in a waiting room, seemingly
Two or more geological eras
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