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aeonian

aeonian is the alternative spelling of eonian.

Meaning of eonian

Adjective

eonian (comparative more eonian, superlative most eonian)

  1. Of or pertaining to an eon
  2. (broadly) eon-long, everlasting
    • But I should turn mine ears and hear
      The moanings of the homeless sea,
      ⁠The sound of streams that swift or slow
      ⁠Draw down Æonian hills, and sow
      The dust of continents to be; […]1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto XXXV”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 54

Forms of aeonian

comparativemore aeonian
superlativemost aeonian

Questions about aeonian

What is aeonian the alternative spelling of?
Aeonian is the alternative spelling of eonian.

Words near aeonian in the dictionary

  1. aeolsklavier
  2. aeolsklaviers
  3. Aeolus
  4. aeon
  5. aeonial
  6. aeonian
  7. aeonic
  8. aeonite
  9. aeonium
  10. aeoniums
  11. aeonology

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