ab ovo

[ ahb oh-woh; English ab oh-voh ]

/ ɑb ˈoʊ woʊ; English æb ˈoʊ voʊ /

adverb Latin.

from the beginning.

Words nearby ab ovo

ab esse, ab extra, ab initio, ab intra, ab origine, ab ovo, ab urbe condita, ab-, ab- 1, ab., aba

Origin of ab ovo

literally, from the egg

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British Dictionary definitions for ab ovo

ab ovo

/ Latin (æb ˈəʊvəʊ) /

from the beginning

Word Origin for ab ovo

literally: from the egg

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