ILLINOIAN

Meaning of ILLINOIAN in English

(Geology) Of or relating to one of the glacial stages of the Pleistocene epoch which occurred in North America, which consisted of the Nebraskan (first stage), Kansan (second stage), Illinoian (third stage), and Wisconsin (fourth stage).

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ILLINOIAN — |ilə|nȯi(y)ən adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Illinoi s (state) + English -an : belonging to the third glacial stage during …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ILLINOIAN — /il'euh noy"euhn/ , n. 1. Geol. the third stage of the glaciation of North America during the Pleistocene. 2. Illinoisan. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STAGE — I. ˈstāj noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old French estage (also, position, place, stay, habitation), from (assumed) …
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ILLINOISAN — I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|nȯi(y)ən, -ȯiz ə n adjective also il·li·nois·ian -ȯizhən, -zēən ; or il·li·noi·an -ȯi(y)ən Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Illinois + …
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SANGAMON — /sang"geuh meuhn/ , n. Geol. the third interglacial stage of the Pleistocene Epoch in North America, after the Illinoian glacial …
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ILLINOISAN — /il'euh noy"euhn/ or, sometimes, /-noy"zeuhn/ , n. 1. a native or inhabitant of Illinois. adj. 2. of or pertaining to …
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SANGAMON INTERGLACIAL STAGE — major division of Pleistocene time and deposits in North America (the Pleistocene Epoch began about 1,600,000 years ago and ended …
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SAALE GLACIAL STAGE — division of Pleistocene deposits and time in northern Europe (the Pleistocene Epoch began about 1,600,000 years ago and ended about …
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RISS GLACIAL STAGE — major division of Pleistocene time and deposits (1,600,000 to 10,000 years ago) in Alpine Europe. The Riss Glacial Stage, during …
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RANCHOLABREAN STAGE — major division of Pleistocene time and deposits in North America (the Pleistocene epoch began about 1,600,000 years ago and ended …
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WISCONSIN — (Geology) Of or relating to one of the glacial stages of the Pleistocene epoch which occurred in North America, which …
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NEBRASKAN — (Geology) Of or relating to one of the glacial stages of the Pleistocene epoch which occurred in North America, which …
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KANSAN — (Geology) Of or relating to one of the glacial stages of the Pleistocene epoch which occurred in North America, which …
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GLACIAL EPOCHS — (Geology) Any of those parts of geological time, from Pre-Cambrian time onward in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres, during …
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