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| antebellum [ ánti bélləm ] |
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1. before war: preceding a war, or characteristic of the time preceding a war
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2. US before Civil War: belonging or relating to the time before the American Civil War
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| [Mid-19th century. < Latin ante bellum 'before the war'] |
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