Meanings
proper noun
- A minor city in Douglas County, Kansas, United States.
Origin
From Lecompte + -ton, being named after Samuel Dexter Lecompte.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
Lecompton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lecompton
MLA
“Lecompton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lecompton. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lecompton,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lecompton.
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