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de novo

[ de -noh-woh; English dee -noh-voh, dey ]
/ dɛ ˈnoʊ woʊ; English di ˈnoʊ voʊ, deɪ /
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adverb Latin.

anew; afresh; again; from the beginning.

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Words nearby de novo

denotative, denote, denotive, denouement, denounce, de novo, Denpasar, dens, dense, densify, densimeter
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Words related to de novo

anew, recently, afresh, once again, again, lately, newly, over, of late, over again, from scratch, new, come again

British Dictionary definitions for de novo

de novo
/ Latin (diː ˈnəʊvəʊ) /

adverb

from the beginning; anew
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