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  • 1.1 Etymology
  • 1.2 Noun
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status quo ante

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Etymology

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From the Latin stātus quō ante (“the way things were before”), possibly from stātus quō ante bellum (“the way things were before the war”).

Noun

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status quo ante (plural status quo antes)

1. The state of things as they were before; a preexisting state of affairs.

Related terms

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• status quo
• status quo ante bellum

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