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See also: denovo
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin dē novō (adverb, literally “from the new”), from dē (“from”) + novō, ablative singular of novus (“new”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /deɪˈnəʊvəʊ/, /dəˈnəʊvəʊ/
- (US) IPA(key): /deɪˈnoʊvoʊ/, /dəˈnoʊvoʊ/
Audio (AU) (file)
Adjective[edit]
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[edit]
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, […]
- 1860 September 28, Charles Darwin, “Charles Darwin to C. Lyell”, in Francis Darwin, editor, Life and Letters of Charles Darwin[1], volume 2:
- 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[edit]
- 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.
Translations[edit]
anew — see anew
See also[edit]
Galician[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Adverb[edit]
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References[edit]
- “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[edit]
Adverb[edit]
- again (another time)
Latin[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /deː ˈno.u̯oː/, [d̪eː ˈnou̯oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /de ˈno.vo/, [d̪ɛː ˈnɔːvo]
Adverb[edit]
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 [as a new desire], since, whatever God has wanted, He has wanted it for all eternity.
- 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.
- 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.
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Descendants[edit]
- → English: de novo
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Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin dē novō (“anew”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
de novo (not comparable)
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