postbellumadj.

Brit.

/ˌpəʊs(t)ˈbɛləm/, U.S.

/ˌpoʊs(t)ˈbɛləm/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin post bellum.

Etymology: < classical Latin post bellum after the war < post after (see post- prefix) + bellum war (see duel n.). Compare earlier antebellum adj.

Of or relating to the period after a war, post-war; occurring or existing after a war; resulting from a war. Also figurative.Frequently used with reference to the American Civil War.

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1841 Manch. Courier 17 July 4/6 The post-bellum speech of the former—a speech which we cannot help characterising as gentleman-like and becoming in an eminent degree—would lead us to suppose that he means to withdraw into private life for the present.

1865 Daily Intelligencer (Wheeling, W. Va.) 5 Jan. The question of importance has been the ultimate condition of things—the post bellum era.

1866 Independent (N.Y.) 26 July 2/6 After Waterloo...British publishers..found busy use for their presses in publishing..the whole of that prolific post-bellum literature which..was greedily demanded by the stay-at-home population.

1883 Standard 17 Sept. 5/3 They were swamped by the gorgeous people of the post bellum epoch.

1900 Times 7 June 13/4 Japan still requires more ships, though all the ships she ordered in her postbellum programme will be ready within one year.

1940 M. Beerbohm Mainly on Air (1946) 97 The future, the post-bellum period, is to be perfectly splendid.

1974 ‘M. Innes’ Appleby's Other Story xvi. 127 A post-bellum relationship... That was it. Mr Charles Carter..was no longer Miss Kenterell's quarry.

1993 New Scientist 15 May 46/3 Dealing with continued domination by white people of supposedly free black slaves in the post-bellum southern states,..this is a stimulating book.

2011 M. A. Sanders in M. Graham & J. W. Ward Cambr. Hist. Afr.-Amer. Lit. xi. 221 Antebellum and postbellum American popular culture..depicted African-Americans through racist stereotypes.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	postbellum
释义	postbellumadj. Brit. /ˌpəʊs(t)ˈbɛləm/, U.S. /ˌpoʊs(t)ˈbɛləm/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin post bellum. Etymology: < classical Latin post bellum after the war < post after (see post- prefix) + bellum war (see duel n.). Compare earlier antebellum adj. Of or relating to the period after a war, post-war; occurring or existing after a war; resulting from a war. Also figurative.Frequently used with reference to the American Civil War. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > war > [adjective] > before or after war antebellum1826 postbellum1841 post-war1853 pre-war1868 the world > time > relative time > the past > historical period > [adjective] > pre- or post-war antebellum1826 postbellum1841 post-war1853 ante-war1857 after-war1871 inter-war1939 between-war1941 1841 Manch. Courier 17 July 4/6 The post-bellum speech of the former—a speech which we cannot help characterising as gentleman-like and becoming in an eminent degree—would lead us to suppose that he means to withdraw into private life for the present. 1865 Daily Intelligencer (Wheeling, W. Va.) 5 Jan. The question of importance has been the ultimate condition of things—the post bellum era. 1866 Independent (N.Y.) 26 July 2/6 After Waterloo...British publishers..found busy use for their presses in publishing..the whole of that prolific post-bellum literature which..was greedily demanded by the stay-at-home population. 1883 Standard 17 Sept. 5/3 They were swamped by the gorgeous people of the post bellum epoch. 1900 Times 7 June 13/4 Japan still requires more ships, though all the ships she ordered in her postbellum programme will be ready within one year. 1940 M. Beerbohm Mainly on Air (1946) 97 The future, the post-bellum period, is to be perfectly splendid. 1974 ‘M. Innes’ Appleby's Other Story xvi. 127 A post-bellum relationship... That was it. Mr Charles Carter..was no longer Miss Kenterell's quarry. 1993 New Scientist 15 May 46/3 Dealing with continued domination by white people of supposedly free black slaves in the post-bellum southern states,..this is a stimulating book. 2011 M. A. Sanders in M. Graham & J. W. Ward Cambr. Hist. Afr.-Amer. Lit. xi. 221 Antebellum and postbellum American popular culture..depicted African-Americans through racist stereotypes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1841
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