a. 战前的, 南北战争前的

[ adj ]
belonging to a period before a war especially the American Civil War
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nonmodern \nonmodern\ adj.
1. not modern; of or characteristic of an earlier time.
Opposite of {modern}. [Narrower terms: {antebellum};
{fogyish, mossgrown, mossy, stick-in-the-mud(prenominal),
stodgy old-fashioned}; {medieval, mediaeval, gothic};
{old-time, quaint}; {unmodernized}; {victorian};
{old-fashioned, outmoded}; {old-world}] Also See: {old},
{past}.
[WordNet 1.5]


antebellum \antebellum\ adj.
1. belonging to a period before a war, especially the
American Civil War.
[WordNet 1.5]