antebellum
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/ˌæntiˈbeləm/
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/ˌæntiˈbeləm/
referring to the period before a war, especially before the American Civil War
The mansion was an example of the grandeur of the antebellum South.
这座大厦是南北战争前南方宏伟的典范。