Bell- comes from the Latin word meaning “war”.
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Antebellum - existing before a war, especially before the American Civil War.
Ante- before + bell- war, fight
When World War was over, the French nobility found it impossible to return to their extravagant antebellum way of life.
Bellicose - aggressive
Bell- war + -ose: full of
They country often elected the more bellicose party after a period of tension along the border, hoping that military action would result.
Belligerence - aggressiveness, combativeness
The belligerence in her voice told him that she was really mad.
Bellow - yell
Postbellum - post war
