antebellum
(an-te-bel-lum)
4 syllables
Definition
adjective. occurring or existing before a war especially the American Civil War.
Example Sentence
The novel describes life in antebellum Georgia.
More Example Sentences
They visited an antebellum plantation last summer.
Synonyms
Antonyms
postbellum; post-Civil War
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antebellum
Rhymes
- elam
- kellam
- kellum
- melhem
- pelham
- pellum
- zelem
- flagellum
- antebellum