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ANTEBELLUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does antebellum mean?
• ANTEBELLUM (adjective)
The adjective ANTEBELLUM has 1 sense:
1. belonging to a period before a war especially the American Civil War
Familiarity information: ANTEBELLUM used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Belonging to a period before a war especially the American Civil War
Similar:
nonmodern (not modern; of or characteristic of an earlier time)
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