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JadziaDax · 09-05-2003, 01:16 AM

The Word of the Day for September 5 is:

antebellum • \an-tih-BEH-lum\ • (adjective) existing before a war; especially existing before the Civil War

A little more information about today’s word:
"Antebellum" means "before the war," but it wasn't widely associated with the U.S. Civil War (1861-1865) until after that conflict was over. It comes from the Latin phrase "ante bellum" (literally, "before the war"). Although it did appear in at least one publication around 1847, that reference clearly wasn't to the War Between the States. The term's earliest known association with the Civil War is found in an 1862 diary entry: "Her face was placid and unmoved, as in antebellum days." The author of that line, Mary Boykin Miller Chesnut, recorded the observation of life during the Civil War while accompanying her husband, an officer in the Confederate army, on one of his missions.

My sentence:
Gone With the Wind, published June 30, 1936, follows Scarlett O'Hara from her life of privilege in the antebellum South, through the hardships of the Civil War, and into the post-war reconstruction period.

Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 10th Edition.

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09-05-2003, 01:16 AM	#22 (permalink)
JadziaDax Loser Location: who the fuck cares?	Word of the day September 5 The Word of the Day for September 5 is: antebellum • \an-tih-BEH-lum\ • (adjective) existing before a war; especially existing before the Civil War A little more information about today’s word: "Antebellum" means "before the war," but it wasn't widely associated with the U.S. Civil War (1861-1865) until after that conflict was over. It comes from the Latin phrase "ante bellum" (literally, "before the war"). Although it did appear in at least one publication around 1847, that reference clearly wasn't to the War Between the States. The term's earliest known association with the Civil War is found in an 1862 diary entry: "Her face was placid and unmoved, as in antebellum days." The author of that line, Mary Boykin Miller Chesnut, recorded the observation of life during the Civil War while accompanying her husband, an officer in the Confederate army, on one of his missions. My sentence: Gone With the Wind, published June 30, 1936, follows Scarlett O'Hara from her life of privilege in the antebellum South, through the hardships of the Civil War, and into the post-war reconstruction period. Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 10th Edition. Next sentence?