postbellum

== English == === Alternative forms === post-bellum === Etymology === From Latin post bellum (literally “after the war”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɛləm === Adjective === postbellum (not comparable) Of the period following a war. (US) Of the period following the American Civil War, especially used in reference to the South. ==== Synonyms ==== post-war ==== Antonyms ==== antebellum pre-war ==== Translations ====