an·te·bel·lum ( n t -b l  m)adj. Belonging to the period before a war, especially the American Civil War. [Latin ante bellum : ante, before + bellum, war.] |
antebellum [ˌæntɪˈbɛləm]
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of or during the period before a war, esp the American Civil War the antebellum South
[Latin ante bellum, literally: before the war]
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| Adj. | 1. |  antebellum - belonging to a period before a war especially the American Civil Warnonmodern - not modern; of or characteristic of an earlier time |
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