antebellumadv.adj.

Brit.

/ˌantᵻˈbɛləm/, U.S.

/ˌæn(t)əˈbɛləm/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin ante bellum.

Etymology: < classical Latin ante bellum before the war < ante before (see ante- prefix) + bellum war (see duel n.). Compare postbellum adj., and earlier status quo ante bellum n., status ante bellum n.

A. adv.

Before the war (often, in later use, the American Civil War, 1861–5).

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > war > [adverb] > before war

antebellum1801

pre-war1920

1801 Times 27 Oct. 2/4 Attempts are being made by the outragés in the Aristocracy to create the very moral discrimination of Squires Ante Bellum, and Squires of the War.

1864 Maryland Farmer & Mechanic Sept. 282/2 Should cotton ever become as cheap..as it was ante bellum, its use would never become so universal as it was in times past.

1922 Jrnl. Royal Inst. Brit. Architects 19 Aug. 567/2 The memory of the happy years ante bellum, when we were wont to explore together peaks and dales pf the Sabine..and Alban ranges.

1940 Indiana (Pa.) Evening Gaz. 28 Mar. 3/4 It all took place ante bellum.

2015 M. H. Dunkelman Patrick Henry Jones iii. 43 The Democratic platform called for suppression of the rebellion and restoration of the Union, as it had been antebellum.

B. adj.

1. Of or relating to the period before a war (identified by the context), pre-war; occurring or existing before a war.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > war > [adjective] > before or after war

antebellum1826

postbellum1841

post-war1853

pre-war1868

the world > time > relative time > the past > historical period > [adjective] > pre- or post-war

antebellum1826

postbellum1841

post-war1853

ante-war1857

after-war1871

inter-war1939

between-war1941

1826 T. Lyman Diplomacy United States ix. 200 The treaty..refers only to bona fide debts, and they remained in their ante bellum state.

1884 Princeton Rev. Mar. 164 Such a novel could not have been written with the same degree of vividness and power in the old languid ante-bellum capital of Prussia.

1924 Contemp. Rev. Apr. 438 Deaths of infants from overlaying..were also only one-third of the ante-bellum number.

1955 Times 28 May 7/5 In the particular case of our basic raw material, paper, the ante-bellum price for certain grades has actually trebled itself.

1989 M. Amis London Fields xviii. 362 The place had an air of luxurious ill fame: languid, antebellum.

2004 V. D. Hanson Between War & Peace vi. xxxii. 228 Their tasks would be coordinated with the antebellum bombing-planning.

2. spec. U.S. Of or relating to the period before the American Civil War; occurring or existing before the American Civil War.

ΚΠ

1861 Davenport (Iowa) Daily Gaz. 14 Aug. Old Northern papers, which have probably been saved from the ante bellum times.

1879 A. W. Tourgée Fool's Errand xv. 82 Evidently thinking that his connection with this ante bellum barbarity had somehow increased his importance.

1915 S. J. Cohen (title) Three notable ante-bellum magazines of South Carolina.

1961 L. F. Litwack North of Slavery Pref. p. viii Even the more subtle forms of twentieth-century racial discrimination had their antecedents in the ante bellum North.

2005 V. J. Danilov Women & Museums 179/2 The beautiful antebellum house served as the headquarters for both the Confederate and Union armies.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	antebellum
释义	antebellumadv.adj. Brit. /ˌantᵻˈbɛləm/, U.S. /ˌæn(t)əˈbɛləm/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin ante bellum. Etymology: < classical Latin ante bellum before the war < ante before (see ante- prefix) + bellum war (see duel n.). Compare postbellum adj., and earlier status quo ante bellum n., status ante bellum n. A. adv. Before the war (often, in later use, the American Civil War, 1861–5). ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > war > [adverb] > before war antebellum1801 pre-war1920 1801 Times 27 Oct. 2/4 Attempts are being made by the outragés in the Aristocracy to create the very moral discrimination of Squires Ante Bellum, and Squires of the War. 1864 Maryland Farmer & Mechanic Sept. 282/2 Should cotton ever become as cheap..as it was ante bellum, its use would never become so universal as it was in times past. 1922 Jrnl. Royal Inst. Brit. Architects 19 Aug. 567/2 The memory of the happy years ante bellum, when we were wont to explore together peaks and dales pf the Sabine..and Alban ranges. 1940 Indiana (Pa.) Evening Gaz. 28 Mar. 3/4 It all took place ante bellum. 2015 M. H. Dunkelman Patrick Henry Jones iii. 43 The Democratic platform called for suppression of the rebellion and restoration of the Union, as it had been antebellum. B. adj. 1. Of or relating to the period before a war (identified by the context), pre-war; occurring or existing before a war. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > war > [adjective] > before or after war antebellum1826 postbellum1841 post-war1853 pre-war1868 the world > time > relative time > the past > historical period > [adjective] > pre- or post-war antebellum1826 postbellum1841 post-war1853 ante-war1857 after-war1871 inter-war1939 between-war1941 1826 T. Lyman Diplomacy United States ix. 200 The treaty..refers only to bona fide debts, and they remained in their ante bellum state. 1884 Princeton Rev. Mar. 164 Such a novel could not have been written with the same degree of vividness and power in the old languid ante-bellum capital of Prussia. 1924 Contemp. Rev. Apr. 438 Deaths of infants from overlaying..were also only one-third of the ante-bellum number. 1955 Times 28 May 7/5 In the particular case of our basic raw material, paper, the ante-bellum price for certain grades has actually trebled itself. 1989 M. Amis London Fields xviii. 362 The place had an air of luxurious ill fame: languid, antebellum. 2004 V. D. Hanson Between War & Peace vi. xxxii. 228 Their tasks would be coordinated with the antebellum bombing-planning. 2. spec. U.S. Of or relating to the period before the American Civil War; occurring or existing before the American Civil War. ΚΠ 1861 Davenport (Iowa) Daily Gaz. 14 Aug. Old Northern papers, which have probably been saved from the ante bellum times. 1879 A. W. Tourgée Fool's Errand xv. 82 Evidently thinking that his connection with this ante bellum barbarity had somehow increased his importance. 1915 S. J. Cohen (title) Three notable ante-bellum magazines of South Carolina. 1961 L. F. Litwack North of Slavery Pref. p. viii Even the more subtle forms of twentieth-century racial discrimination had their antecedents in the ante bellum North. 2005 V. J. Danilov Women & Museums 179/2 The beautiful antebellum house served as the headquarters for both the Confederate and Union armies. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.adj.1801
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