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- DictionaryAn·te·bel·lum/ˌan(t)əˈbeləm/
adjective
- 1. occurring or existing before a particular war, especially the American Civil War: "the conventions of the antebellum South"
The meaning of ANTEBELLUM is existing before a war; especially : existing before the American Civil War. How to use antebellum in a sentence.
Antebellum definition: before or existing before a war, especially the American Civil War; prewar. See examples of ANTEBELLUM used in a sentence.
ANTEBELLUM definition: 1. relating to the time before a war, especially the American Civil War: 2. relating to the time…. Learn more.
Use the adjective antebellum to describe something that happened before the American Civil War. You could talk about touring a historic antebellum plantation house in Georgia, for example.
There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the word antebellum. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Define antebellum. antebellum synonyms, antebellum pronunciation, antebellum translation, English dictionary definition of antebellum. adj. Belonging to the period before a war, especially the American Civil War.
Definition of antebellum adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Antebellum definition: Belonging to the period before a war, especially the American Civil War.
antebellum. Of or during the period before a war, esp the American Civil War.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
ANTEBELLUM meaning: occurring in the southern U.S. during the time before the American Civil War
