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antebellum

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. antebellum (adjective)
  2. in statu quo ante bellum (foreign term)
  3. status quo ante bellum (foreign term)

an·te·bel·lum

adj \ˌan-ti-ˈbe-ləm\

Definition of ANTEBELLUM

: existing before a war; especially : existing before the American Civil War
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Origin of ANTEBELLUM

Latin ante bellum before the war
First Known Use: circa 1847

Other History Terms

agonistic, carpetbagger, enceinte, fief, historiography, paladin

Rhymes with ANTEBELLUM

cerebellum

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