antebellum

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌæntɪˈbɛləm/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈæntiˈbɛləm/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(an′tē bel′əm)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
an•te•bel•lum /ˈæntiˈbɛləm/USA pronunciation   adj. [often: before a noun]
  1. American Historybefore or existing before a war, esp. the American Civil War:the antebellum South.
See -bell-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
an•te•bel•lum  (an′tē bel′əm),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. American Historybefore or existing before the war, esp. the American Civil War.
  • Latin ante bellum before the war
  • 1860–65

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
antebellum /ˌæntɪˈbɛləm/ adj
  1. of or during the period before a war, esp the American Civil War
Etymology: Latin ante bellum, literally: before the war
'antebellum' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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