antebellum
[ an-tee-bel-uhm ]
/ ˈæn tiˈbɛl əm /
adjective
before or existing before a war, especially the American Civil War; prewar: the antebellum plantations of Georgia.
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Origin of antebellum
First recorded in 1860–65, antebellum is from Latin ante bellum “before the war”
Words nearby antebellum
ant bear, antbird, ant cow, ante, anteater, antebellum, antecede, antecedence, antecedency, antecedent, antecedents
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British Dictionary definitions for antebellum
antebellum
/ (ˌæntɪˈbɛləm) /
adjective
of or during the period before a war, esp the American Civil Warthe antebellum South
Word Origin for antebellum
Latin ante bellum, literally: before the war
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Cultural definitions for antebellum
antebellum
[ (an-tee-bel-uhm) ]
A descriptive term for objects and institutions, especially houses, that originated three or four decades before the Civil War. Antebellum is Latin for “before the war.”
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