pre·war

[pree-wawr]
adjective
before the war: prewar prices.

Origin:
1905–10; pre- + war1

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prewar (ˌpriːˈwɔː, ˈpriːˌwɔː) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
of or occurring in the period before a war, esp before World War I or II

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Prewar is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
Example sentences
Doc notices the prewar mitral valve and the good old right ventricle.
Production has basically not improved from prewar levels.
They had extensive prewar political experience in a variety of elective and
  appointive offices.
It had a prewar population of about half a million and now contains about twice
  that.
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