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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin dē novō (adverb, literally “from the new”), from dē (“from”) + novō, ablative singular of novus (“new”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
de novo (not comparable)
- Anew, afresh, from the beginning; without consideration of previous instances, proceedings or determinations.
He filed a motion for a de novo hearing.
Adverb
de novo (not comparable)
- anew (from the beginning)
1851 June – 1852 April, Harriet Beecher Stowe, chapter VII, in Uncle Tom’s Cabin; or, Life among the Lowly, volume I, Boston, Mass.: John P[unchard] Jewett & Company; Cleveland, Oh.: Jewett, Proctor & Worthington, published 20 March 1852, →OCLC:One luckless wight contrived to upset the gravy; and then gravy had to be got up de novo, with due care and formality, […]
1887, Charles Darwin, “To C. Lyell, September 28, 1860”, in Francis Darwin, editor, The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, volume II, New York: D. Appleton & Company:Talking of “natural selection;” if I had to commence de novo, I would have used “natural preservation.”
1904 September, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “The Adventure of the Abbey Grange”, in The Return of Sherlock Holmes, New York, N.Y.: McClure, Phillips & Co., published February 1905, →OCLC:But if I had not taken things for granted, if I had examined everything with the care which I should have shown had we approached the case de novo and had no cut-and-dried story to warp my mind, should I not then have found something more definite to go upon?
Usage notes
- Because this is a Latin phrase, it is often italicized when written (i.e., de novo).
- In law, de novo is one of the three standards by which common law court decisions are reviewed on appeal; the other two are clear error and abuse of discretion.
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Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese de novo (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin dē novō (“anew”). Compare Portuguese de novo and Spanish de nuevo.
Pronunciation
Adverb
de novo
- again; afresh
- Synonyms: novamente, outra vez
- freshly
- Synonym: recentemente
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References
- “novo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “de novo” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “novo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “de novo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “de novo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Interlingua
Adverb
de novo (not comparable)
- again (another time)
Latin
Pronunciation
Adverb
dē novō (not comparable)
- (Medieval Latin) de novo, afresh, anew
820 CE, Pseudo-Bede,
Sententiae philosophicae collectae ex Aristotele atque Cicerone Ex Aristotele:
- Intelligitur sic a voluntate antiqua, id est, a Deo non procedit actio nova, id est, novum volitum, quia Deus non incipit aliquid de novo velle, quia quidquid Deus voluit, ab aeterno voluit.
- This way, it is understood that a new act, that is a new will, doesn't originate from old will, that is God, because God does not begin to want things afresh , since, whatever God has wanted, He has wanted it for all eternity.
- 1180-1190, Andreas Capellanus, De amore, Book II, vi
Sed quamvis in tanta simus audacter et improvide tempestatis unda prolapsi, de novo tamen amore cogitare non possumus vel alium liberationis modum exquirere.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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Descendants
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- dnv (abbreviation, obsolete, internet slang)
- denovo (obsolete, internet slang, or misspelling)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin dē novō (“anew”).
Pronunciation
Adverb
de novo (not comparable)
- again (another time)
- Synonyms: novamente, outra vez, mais uma vez
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