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Illinoian

[ il-uh-noi-uhn ]

noun

  1. Geology. the third stage of the glaciation of North America during the Pleistocene.


adjective

  1. Geology. of or relating to the Illinoian stage.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Illinoian1

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35; Illinoi(s) + -an
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Example Sentences

"What's important to remember for the governor and for every Illinoian is the Constitution has not taken the day off. It is still in full force and effect, and these religious exercise rights, it is a free exercise of religion, not a suggestion," he said.

Jeremy Dys, First Liberty lawyer, told FOX 32 that Pritzker's order is "clear discrimination," adding, "What's important to remember for the governor and for every Illinoian is the Constitution has not taken the day off. It is still in full force and effect, and these religious exercise rights, it is a free exercise of religion, not a suggestion."

Most of these are named, nearly always awkwardly, after places: Illinoian, Desmoinesian, Croixian, Kimmeridgian, and so on in like vein.

Wondering if, for no good reason I started thinking about Sears and Roebuck or Shake ’n Bake, would it be because some Illinoian had thought it two days ago.

Until quite recently, scholars thought the only notice of this speech came from Horace Greeley’s New York Tribune which simply identified the speaker as “a tall specimen of Illinoian.”

From Time

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