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status quo ante

status quo ante noun: the state of things as they were before; a preexisting state of affairs.

Noun

status quo ante (plural status quo antes)

  1. The state of things as they were before; a preexisting state of affairs.

status quo ante meaning in Tamil

status quo ante in Tamil

முந்தய நில

Forms of status quo ante

pluralstatus quo antes

Origin of status quo ante

From the Latin stātus quō ante (“the way things were before”), possibly from stātus quō ante bellum (“the way things were before the war”).

Questions about status quo ante

What does status quo ante mean?
Status quo ante means the state of things as they were before; a preexisting state of affairs.
What is status quo ante in Tamil?
Status quo ante in Tamil is முந்தய நில. See Status quo ante meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is status quo ante?
Status quo ante is a noun.
What is the plural of status quo ante?
The plural of status quo ante is status quo antes.

Words near status quo ante in the dictionary

  1. status offender
  2. status offenders
  3. status offense
  4. status offenses
  5. status quo
  6. status quo ante
  7. status quo ante bellum
  8. status quo antes
  9. status quo warrior
  10. status quo warriors
  11. status quoism

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