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ante-bellum 
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L., lit. "before-the-war," in U.S., usually in ref. to Amer. Civil War (1861-65); first attested in June 14, 1862, entry in Mary Chesnut's diary.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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