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======= Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2004 01:03:56 +1100 (EST)
(subtype)	amend
(headw1)	イオン
(pos)	(n)
(english1)	ion
(english2)	electrically-charged atom
(reference)	Any dictionary.
(comment)	Removing the word "eon" from this entry.
I have never seen this word to mean "ion", although I could be wrong.
I have included this because I wish to add the word "eon" to the dictionary, 
meaning "a very long period in time"
(name)	Greg Cunneen
======= Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2004 01:09:51 +1100 (EST)
(subtype)	new
(headw1)	イーオン
(pos)	(n)
(english1)	eon
(reference)	eon -- 非常に長い期間、イーオン、10億年、etc.
from Genius G3 英和辞典
(comment)	It's only the spelling I would contend needs changing. Currently, the 
dictionary has "ion" and "eon" pointing to the same katakana word.
(name)	Greg Cunneen