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antebellum

an·te·bel·lum

UK/ˌæn.tiˈbɛl.əm/ US/ˌæntɪˈbɛlʌm/ uncommon us

adjective

1.

Origin

Borrowed from Latin ante bellum (literally “before the war”).

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