postbellum
[ pohst-bel-uh m ]
/ poʊstˈbɛl əm /
adjective
occurring after a war, especially after the American Civil War: postbellum reforms.
Nearby words
- postally,
- postatomic,
- postaudit,
- postaxial,
- postbag,
- postbox,
- postboy,
- postbrachial,
- postbus,
- postcanonical
Origin of postbellum
First recorded in 1870–75, postbellum is from the Latin word post bellum after the war
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