antebellum

1. 1.

   belonging to a period before a war especially the American Civil War

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Questions about antebellum

What does antebellum mean?

antebellum means "belonging to a period before a war especially the American Civil War".

How many syllables are in antebellum?

antebellum has 4 syllables: an-te-bel-lum. The stress falls on "bel". In IPA it is /ˌæntɪˈbɛləm/.

Is antebellum a common word?

antebellum is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.