First Known Use: 1874
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postbellum
adjective post·bel·lum \ˌpōs(t)-ˈbe-ləm\
Definition of POSTBELLUM
: of, relating to, or characteristic of the period following a war and especially following the American Civil War
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Origin of POSTBELLUM
Latin post bellum after the war
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