antebellum
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an·te·bel·lum
(ăn'tē-bĕl'əm) 
adj.
Belonging to the period before a war, especially the American Civil War.
adj.
Belonging to the period before a war, especially the American Civil War.
[Latin ante bellum : ante, before + bellum, war.]
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antebellum
[ܖæntēܒbelǝm]
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Dating before or existing before the US Civil War (1861–1865).
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antebellum
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Ante Bellum
Before the war. Usually used to describe the United States before the U.S. Civil War (1861-65). Typically spelled antebellum in English.
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