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Aion

Aion proper noun: a Hellenistic deity associated with time, the orb or circle encompassing the universe, and the zodiac. Also the alternative spelling of aeon.

Proper noun

Aion

  1. (Greek) A Hellenistic deity associated with time, the orb or circle encompassing the universe, and the zodiac.

Noun capitalized: AION

AION (uncountable)

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of anterior isch(a)emic optic neuropathy.

Also used as

Aion is also the alternative spelling of aeon.

Forms of Aion

alternative formEon
alternative formAeon
alternative formÆon

Origin of Aion

From Ancient Greek Αἰών (Aiṓn, “Greek god or personification, Gnostic spirit”).

Questions about Aion

What does Aion mean?
Aion means a Hellenistic deity associated with time, the orb or circle encompassing the universe, and the zodiac.
What part of speech is Aion?
Aion can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near Aion in the dictionary

  1. Ainus
  2. AIO
  3. aioli
  4. aiolis
  5. aiolosite
  6. Aion
  7. aionial
  8. aionian
  9. AIOps
  10. AIOs
  11. AIP

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Aion (page history and authors); AION (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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