Sangamon

[ sang-guh-muhn ]

noun

, Geology.

1. the third interglacial stage of the Pleistocene Epoch in North America, after the Illinoian glacial stage and before the Wisconsin.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Sangamon¹

First recorded in 1930–35; after Sangamon County, Ill.

Example Sentences

The County of Sangamon, where he lived, was entitled to four representatives.

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He's gin out to be one of the piertest young fellows short o' Sangamon.

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Very soon after Lincoln had distributed his handbills, enthusiasm on the subject of the opening of the Sangamon rose to a fever.

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At that moment the whole population of Sangamon was in a state of wild expectation.

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Sangamon County could appreciate such a performance; and the crowd that day at Pappsville never forgot Lincoln.

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