Supereon
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A time period encompassing more than one eon, principally used to characterize the Precambrian.
"Sometimes the Hadean, Archean and Proterozoic are lumped together in a supereon called the Precambrian."
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"Sometimes the Hadean, Archean and Proterozoic are lumped together in a supereon called the Precambrian."
Etymology
From super- + eon.