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Word of the Day - Antebellum
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antebellum
Pronunciation: /ˌantēˈbeləm /
adjective
[attributive]
Occurring or existing before a particular war, especially the American Civil War: the conventions of the antebellum South
Origin
mid 19th century: from Latin, from ante ‘before’ and bellum ‘war’.
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Aunt Bella often said she would not have wanted to live in antebellum Mississippi. That she was a descendant of slaves from that very state might have had something to do with her sentiment.
