noun
- The time from 3, 800 million years to 2, 500 million years ago; earth's crust formed; unicellular organisms are earliest forms of life.
- synonyms: Archean, Archean aeon, Archeozoic, Archaeozoic, Archeozoic eon, Archaeozoic aeon
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