postbellum
[ pohst-bel-uhm ]
/ poʊstˈbɛl əm /
adjective
occurring after a war, especially after the American Civil War: postbellum reforms.
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Origin of postbellum
First recorded in 1870–75, postbellum is from Latin post bellum “after the war”
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How to use postbellum in a sentence
Who among Scalise's constituents could possibly care if he supported naming a post office for a black judge who died in 1988?
Her post-crown fame, though, only further begs the question: Why has there not been another Jewish Miss America since 1945?
Women are more likely to recover sooner from birth and less likely to experience post-partum depression.
Another set of hackers that goes by the name the Lizard Squad told the Washington Post that they helped with the Sony hack.
In the wake of this turmoil, the New York Post reported that the police had stopped policing.
I waited three months more, in great impatience, then sent him back to the same post, to see if there might be a reply.
If Mac had been alone he would have made the post by sundown, for the Mounted Police rode picked horses, the best money could buy.
The Café tender was asleep in his chair; the porter had gone off; the sentinel alone kept awake on his post.
Harry had no further adventures in reaching Fulton, and at once reported to Captain Duffield, who was in command of the post.
This, of course, I always gave to the guide to use in sending the letter when he got to the trading-post.
British Dictionary definitions for postbellum
adjective
(prenominal) of or during the period after a war, esp the American Civil War
Word Origin for post-bellum
C19: Latin post after + bellum war
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