postbellum
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post·bel·lum
(pōst-bĕl'əm) 
adj.
Belonging to the period after a war, especially the U.S. Civil War: postbellum houses; postbellum governments.
adj.
Belonging to the period after a war, especially the U.S. Civil War: postbellum houses; postbellum governments.
[Latin post, after + bellum, war.]
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postbellum
[pōstܒbelǝm]
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