post-bellum

/ (ˈpəʊstˈbɛləm) /

adjective

(prenominal) of or during the period after a war, esp the American Civil War

Nearby words

post-, post-and-beam construction, post-and-rail fence, post-and-rail tea, post-bag, post-bellum, post-boat, post-boost phase, post-colonial, post-consumer, post-cyclic

Word Origin for post-bellum

C19: Latin post after + bellum war

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Examples from the Web for post-bellum

If he never writes another line Mr. Pinmoney is by this assured of a permanent place in the anthology of post-bellum poetry.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. CLVIII, January 7, 1920|Various
The post-bellum story of this journalizing private of the 6th Wisconsin Battery does not belong in this book.
An Artilleryman's Diary|Jenkin Lloyd Jones
I have so far treated the post-bellum aspect of sex morality entirely from the position of the man.
The Iron Ration|George Abel Schreiner
Consequently the present city is a product of the post-bellum development of Georgia.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 8|Various

Thus the post-bellum ethical paradox of the South is far more puzzling than the economic paradox.
The Negro in the South|Booker T. Washington