ANTEBELLUM


Meaning of ANTEBELLUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌan-ti-ˈbe-ləm ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin ante bellum before the war

Date: circa 1847

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.