ANTEBELLUM


Meaning of ANTEBELLUM in English

adj.

Pronunciation: ˌ an-ti- ' be-l ə m

Function: adjective

Etymology: Latin ante bellum before the war

Date: circa 1847

: existing before a war especially : existing before the American Civil War

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