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post·bel·lum
 postbellum
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- pronunciation:
- post
be
l
 m
- features:
- Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition: |
occurring in, pertaining to, or characteristic of a period following a war, esp. the American Civil War. (Cf. antebellum.)
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The word postbellum
contains the following parts:
post-
Latin
prefix
that means after, behind
  Example words:
postbellum, postdate, postdiluvian, postdoctoral, posterior, posterity, postgraduate, posthumous, posthypnotic, postlude, postmeridian, postmillennial, postmortem, postnasal, postpartum, postpone, postprandial, postscript
- antonyms:
- ante-, pre-, pro-2
bell, belli
Latin
root
that means war
Example words:
- synonyms:
- pac
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