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(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

prewar; before the war; earlier

Antonyms

postbellum; post-Civil War

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Rhymes

  • elam
  • kellam
  • kellum
  • melhem
  • pelham
  • pellum
  • zelem

  • flagellum

  • antebellum
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