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postbellum
[ pohst-bel-uhm ]
adjective
- occurring after a war, especially after the American Civil War:
postbellum reforms.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of postbellum1
First recorded in 1870–75, postbellum is from Latin post bellum “after the war”
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