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Eon

Alt. of Aeon

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Age 76% connected

The whole duration of a being, whether animal, vegetable, or other kind; lifetime.

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Era 70% connected

A fixed point of time, usually an epoch, from which a series of years is reckoned.

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Aeon 92% connected

A period of immeasurable duration; also, an emanation of the Deity. See Eon.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Ancient adjective · 78% connection

belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire; "ancient history"; "anci…

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Century noun · 78% connection

ten 10s

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Chivalric adjective · 78% connection

characteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the Middle Ages; "chivalric rites"; "the knightly years"

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Chronology noun · 78% connection

the determination of the actual temporal sequence of past events

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Contemporary adjective · 78% connection

belonging to the present time; "contemporary leaders"

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Decade noun · 78% connection

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

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Geological era noun · 78% connection

a major division of geological time; an era is usually divided into two or more periods

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Geological period noun · 78% connection

a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed; "ganoid fishes swarmed during the earlier geological periods"

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Hundred noun · 78% connection

ten 10s

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Knightly adjective · 78% connection

characteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the Middle Ages; "chivalric rites"; "the knightly years"

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Long time noun · 78% connection

a prolonged period of time; "we've known each other for ages"; "I haven't been there for years and years"

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Mediaeval adjective · 78% connection

characteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the Middle Ages; "chivalric rites"; "the knightly years"

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Medieval adjective · 78% connection

characteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the Middle Ages; "chivalric rites"; "the knightly years"

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Modern adjective · 78% connection

belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages; "modern art"; "modern furniture"; "modern history"; "totem poles are modern rather…

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One C noun · 78% connection

ten 10s

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Period noun · 78% connection

a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed; "ganoid fishes swarmed during the earlier geological periods"

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Prehistoric adjective · 78% connection

belonging to or existing in times before recorded history; "prehistoric settlements"; "prehistoric peoples"

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Prehistorical adjective · 78% connection

belonging to or existing in times before recorded history; "prehistoric settlements"; "prehistoric peoples"

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