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status quo ante bellum

US/ˌstætəs ˈkwoʊ ˌænti ˈbɛləm/

status quo ante bellum noun: a situation as it existed prior to the war (often implying the withdrawal of enemy troops and the restoration of pre-war leadership, so that no side gains or loses any rights or territory as a result of the war).

Noun

status quo ante bellum

  1. A situation as it existed prior to the war (often implying the withdrawal of enemy troops and the restoration of pre-war leadership, so that no side gains or loses any rights or territory as a result of the war).
    • return to the status quo ante bellum

Origin of status quo ante bellum

Learned borrowing from Latin status quō ante bellum (literally “situation as it existed before the war”).

Words that rhyme with status quo ante bellum

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Questions about status quo ante bellum

What does status quo ante bellum mean?
Status quo ante bellum means a situation as it existed prior to the war (often implying the withdrawal of enemy troops and the restoration of pre-war leadership, so that no side gains or loses any rights or territory as a result of the war).
What part of speech is status quo ante bellum?
Status quo ante bellum is a noun.
How do you pronounce status quo ante bellum?
Status quo ante bellum is pronounced /ˌstætəs ˈkwoʊ ˌænti ˈbɛləm/ (US).

Words near status quo ante bellum in the dictionary

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

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