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Meaning of status quo ante bellum | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2
/ˌstætəs ˈkwoʊ ˌænti ˈbɛləm/

Definitions

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).

Examples

“return to the status quo ante bellum”

CEFR level

C2
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This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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