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ˈæn tiˈbɛl əman·te·bel·lum

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. antebellumadjective

    belonging to a period before a war especially the American Civil War

Wiktionary

  1. antebellumadjective

    Of the time period prior to a war.

    A renewed sense of national pride arose in Hitler's antebellum Germany.

  2. antebellumadjective

    In the United States of America, of the period prior to the American Civil War, especially in reference to the culture of the southern states.

    Slavery was an accepted part of antebellum plantation life.

  3. Etymology: From the phrase, from ante + bellum.

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  1. antebellum

    Antebellum is a term often used to describe a period in history, particularly in the United States, which occurred before a major war, most especially the American Civil War. It generally refers to the period from the late 18th century until the start of the Civil War in 1861, characterized by the economic growth of the South primarily through agriculture and slavery. The word itself is Latin, with "ante" meaning "before" and "bellum" meaning "war".

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of antebellum in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of antebellum in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of antebellum in a Sentence

  1. Gayle King:

    What these guys have done is amazing, you have Lady Antebellum in three different locations with their kids sort of climbing all around them. That was fun.

  2. Hillary Scott:

    After going through everything that I’ve gone through in the past year, but also just the process of making this record, I know I’m coming back into the mindset of Lady Antebellum … I’m very grateful.

  3. Though Lady Antebellum:

    I would n’t have done this without Hillary and Dave giving me their blessing, lady Antebellum will always be Lady Antebellum.

  4. Jerald Podair:

    You could draw a line from the antebellum South to the economics of the South today, from the time of the Southern plantation owners, there have been a small group of people in the South who hold the power economically and they don't really distribute the wealth that's created in a democratic way.

  5. New York:

    We have made clear through our words and our actions for many years that our predecessor company's involvement with slavery is Lady Antebellum stain on our history that we can never forget. We are committed to fostering a greater understanding of slavery in America and supporting the Black community.

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