ab origine

American  

[ahb oh-rig-i-ne, ab aw-rij-uh-nee, -oh-rij-] / ɑb oʊˈrɪg ɪˌnɛ, æb ɔˈrɪdʒ əˌni, -oʊˈrɪdʒ- /

adverb

1. Latin. from the very beginning; from the source or origin.

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Example Sentences

It is owing to reasons like these that the ornamental grounds of an American country-house have usually to be commenced ab origine, and that natural causes so little aid in furnishing them.

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Cui frater, genitor, patruus, atque avi Fulgent innumeri stemmate nobiles Pr�claro Imperii, prisca ab origine Digno nomine C�sares.

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At the summit of a mountain a tomb is constructed by the skilful Hebrew Apelles, to receive the remains of the Persian queen; and on this tomb are carved, not only kings and names of Greek renown, but histories from the beginning of the world:— "Nec solum reges et nomina gentis Achææ, Sed generis notat hisorias, ab origine mundi Incipiens."

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It's a satellite, not a—" "We ourselves were doomed ab origine, but the tragic flaw inherent in each one of our pitiful species is contagious, dooming all with whom we come in contact.

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It is owing to reasons like these that the ornamental grounds of an American country-house have usually to be commenced ab origine, and that natural causes so little aid in finishing them.

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