Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Cyclic; eternal.

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  • adjective That lasts for an eon.

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Examples

  • Darwiniana » The myths of revelation and the actual perception of 'eonic' evolution

    Darwiniana 2009

  • The next irony is that this shows us a glimpse of the 'eonic evolutionary process', note the term 'eonic'.

    Darwiniana 2009

  • Darwiniana » The myths of revelation and the actual perception of 'eonic' evolution

    Darwiniana 2009

  • This often explains why they in fact do not move, flail or generally streak about for the camera and remain firmly planted standing in the same spot for a long eonic couple of seconds.

    Daily Fail: You're Going Home In A Freaking Ambulance! Cosmo7 2009

  • In the past, all evidence points to eonic timeframes where things were either colder or hotter than today.

    Juckes and 99.98% Significance « Climate Audit 2006

  • We can see the evolver at close range in the eonic effect, but as we realize from this example the source is beyond observation.

    Darwiniana nemo 2010

  • Whatever the case, the eonic effect gives us a glimpse of the way that evolution in the macro sense punctutates a stream of evolution in a micro sense.

    Darwiniana nemo 2010

  • Sit down and study the eonic effect over a period of time, several months, and fit the pieces together until they suddenly click, and you will never again be conned by lesser attempts to define evolution.

    Darwiniana nemo 2010

  • I should point out that I never studied him academically, and had the supreme good fortune of coming to some kind of understanding via the eonic effect which provides a perfect model to understand the basics of his thinking.

    Darwiniana 2010

  • Check out the eonic effect at history-and-evolution. com.

    Darwiniana 2010

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