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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.
ANTEBELLUM meaning: 1. relating to the time before a war, especially the American Civil War: 2. relating to the time…. Learn more.
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.
ANTEBELLUM meaning: occurring in the southern U.S. during the time before 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.
