status quo ante

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Related terms

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[edit] Etymology

From the Latin stātus quō ante bellum erat (“‘the way things were before the war’”)

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status quo ante (plural status quo antes)

1. The way things were before.

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• status quo