Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Alabama period /ălˌ-əb-ăm'-ə pĭr'-ē-əd/ · Al·a·ba·ma pe·ri·od · IPA 01 A period in the American eocene, the lowest in the tertiary age except the lignitic. 1. A period in the American eocene, the lowest in the tertiary age except the lignitic.(Geol.)