antebellum

[ an-tee-bel-uhm ]

/ ˈæn tiˈbɛl əm /

adjective

before or existing before a war, especially the American Civil War; prewar: the antebellum plantations of Georgia.

Origin of antebellum

First recorded in 1860–65, antebellum is from Latin ante bellum “before the war”

Words nearby antebellum

ant bear, antbird, ant cow, ante, anteater, antebellum, antecede, antecedence, antecedency, antecedent, antecedents

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for antebellum

Based on the memories of his dream, Bush says “Veronica is plucked from her beautiful life and thrust into the open-air haunted house of the antebellum South where she has to solve the mystery of what is happening to her before it is too late.”
‘Antebellum’ explores truths of our ugly past|Brian T. Carney|September 16, 2020|Washington Blade
I know Tom Woods is an intriguing writer, and I too love my liberty, but this is no longer the antebellum era.
Rand Paul and Nullification|Justin Green|January 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
If Republicans stand for crude force, and Democrats for antebellum sentimentality, both are doomed together.
Psycho-Phone Messages|Francis Grierson
It is as handsome as their splendid plate of antebellum days, which was destroyed by fire.
Ainslee's magazine, Volume 16, No. 3, October, 1905|Various

Here the author shows that Astoria was included in the antebellum conditions of the Treaty of Ghent.
The Washington Historical Quarterly, Volume V, 1914|Various
In most of the antebellum state banking laws reserves were required only against note issue.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
As the antebellum period of the fifties came on these questions loomed larger in the public view.
The Journal of Negro History, Volume 4, 1919|Various

British Dictionary definitions for antebellum

antebellum

/ (ˌæntɪˈbɛləm) /

adjective

of or during the period before a war, esp the American Civil Warthe antebellum South

Word Origin for antebellum

Latin ante bellum, literally: before the 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

Cultural definitions for antebellum

antebellum

[ (an-tee-bel-uhm) ]

A descriptive term for objects and institutions, especially houses, that originated three or four decades before the Civil War. Antebellum is Latin for “before the war.”

单词	antebellum
释义	antebellum [ an-tee-bel-uhm ] / ˈæn tiˈbɛl əm / adjective before or existing before a war, especially the American Civil War; prewar: the antebellum plantations of Georgia. Origin of antebellum First recorded in 1860–65, antebellum is from Latin ante bellum “before the war” Words nearby antebellum ant bear, antbird, ant cow, ante, anteater, antebellum, antecede, antecedence, antecedency, antecedent, antecedents Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for antebellum Based on the memories of his dream, Bush says “Veronica is plucked from her beautiful life and thrust into the open-air haunted house of the antebellum South where she has to solve the mystery of what is happening to her before it is too late.” ‘Antebellum’ explores truths of our ugly past\|Brian T. Carney\|September 16, 2020\|Washington Blade I know Tom Woods is an intriguing writer, and I too love my liberty, but this is no longer the antebellum era. Rand Paul and Nullification\|Justin Green\|January 17, 2013\|DAILY BEAST If Republicans stand for crude force, and Democrats for antebellum sentimentality, both are doomed together. Psycho-Phone Messages\|Francis Grierson It is as handsome as their splendid plate of antebellum days, which was destroyed by fire. Ainslee's magazine, Volume 16, No. 3, October, 1905\|Various Here the author shows that Astoria was included in the antebellum conditions of the Treaty of Ghent. The Washington Historical Quarterly, Volume V, 1914\|Various In most of the antebellum state banking laws reserves were required only against note issue. Readings in Money and Banking\|Chester Arthur Phillips As the antebellum period of the fifties came on these questions loomed larger in the public view. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 4, 1919\|Various British Dictionary definitions for antebellum antebellum / (ˌæntɪˈbɛləm) / adjective of or during the period before a war, esp the American Civil Warthe antebellum South Word Origin for antebellum Latin ante bellum, literally: before the 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 Words related to antebellum prewar Cultural definitions for antebellum antebellum [ (an-tee-bel-uhm) ] A descriptive term for objects and institutions, especially houses, that originated three or four decades before the Civil War. Antebellum is Latin for “before the war.” The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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antebellum

adjective

Origin of antebellum

Words nearby antebellum

Example sentences from the Web for antebellum

British Dictionary definitions for antebellum

adjective

Word Origin for antebellum

Words related to antebellum

Cultural definitions for antebellum