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ante-bellum

adjective as in before the war

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Her style was a great contrast to the earlier hero-worshiping and glorification of ante-bellum days in Virginia.

Then we, first elect of the bean, set ourselves to determine the status quo ante bellum.

You cannot judge the ante-bellum southern planter by him to-day.

She was the focus of all local superstition; one of the ante-bellum voodoos.

The ante-bellum militia code was declared in force, and all other laws in regard to the militia were repealed.

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On this page you'll find 3 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to ante-bellum, such as: pre-civil war, prewar, and prior to the war.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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