Definition of ANTEBELLUM (original) (raw)

: existing before a war

especially : existing before the American Civil War

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The Mills’ lives spanned two major American historical periods, the antebellum South and the post-Civil War era. —Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024 America's great antebellum dispute, that over chattel slavery, similarly concerned the nature of the human person. —Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024 Still sweating like an extra in an antebellum film. —Marcus Thompson Ii, The Athletic, 12 Aug. 2024 Set in Virginia during the antebellum era, the milieu — politics, moods, manners — is starkly and intensely realized. —New York Times, 8 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for antebellum