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antebellum

The correct spelling is antebellum.

How to pronounce antebellum

adjective

Say it like: Ant-ebe-llu-m

The correct spelling is antebellum. Of the time period prior to a war. For example: "A renewed sense of national pride arose in Hitler's antebellum Germany."

Usage Examples

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

Slavery was an accepted part of antebellum plantation life.

Definition

adjective

  1. 1.Of the time period prior to a war.
  2. 2.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.

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