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post-bellum definition

post-bellum (-beləm)

adjective

occurring after the war, specif. after the American Civil War

Etymology: L post bellum, lit., after the war

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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