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单词 postbellum
释义

postbellum

[ pohst-bel-uhm ]
/ poʊstˈbɛl əm /

adjective

occurring after a war, especially after the American Civil War: postbellum reforms.

Origin of postbellum

First recorded in 1870–75, postbellum is from Latin post bellum “after the war”

Words nearby postbellum

post-and-rail tea, postatomic, postaudit, postaxial, post-bag, postbellum, post-boat, post-boost phase, postbox, postboy, postbrachial
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British Dictionary definitions for postbellum

post-bellum
/ (ˈpəʊstˈbɛləm) /

adjective

(prenominal) of or during the period after a war, esp the American Civil War

Word Origin for post-bellum

C19: Latin post after + bellum war
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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