So, aeon or eon: what’s the difference? They both have
the definition of meaning a super long time, but is there anything else that’s
different? Turns out there is: “aeon” is mainly used by writers of British
English, while “eon” is used by writers of American English. Though the extra
“a” in the British variant is not pronounced, it could throw off a reader’s
verbal or mental pronunciation. They might think to themselves “what is this
ay-on, ay-ee-on, ah-ey-on?” But, never fear, English speaker, pronunciation
guide is here! Both “aeon” and “eon” are pronounced in the same way: “EE-on”.
Something I found interesting that I hadn’t known
before this entry was the alternate meanings of “aeon” and “eon”. I thought
they were just for a long period of time.
Do you have a favorite way to spell it, or new
definition that you didn’t know about? Which one is it?
(150
words, British/world Englishes)
aeon
/ˈiːən; ˈiːɒn/
noun
1.
an immeasurably long period of time; age
2.
a period of one thousand million years
3.
(often capital) ( gnosticism) one of the powers emanating from the
supreme being and culminating in the demiurge
Word Origin:
C17: from Greek aiōn an infinitely long time
eon
/ˈiːən; ˈiːɒn/
noun
1.
the usual US spelling of aeon
2.
(geology) the longest division of geological time, comprising two or
more eras
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