De Novo Definition

dĭ nōvō, dā
adjective
Over again, anew.
American Heritage

Anew, afresh, from the beginning; without consideration of previous instances, proceedings or determinations.

De novo kidney transplantation.
De novo prediction of three-dimensional structures for major protein families.
He filed a motion for a de novo hearing.
Wiktionary
adverb
Once more; anew; again.
Webster's New World

Origin of De Novo

  • From the Latin adverb dē novō (“from the new”); from dē (“from”) + novō, the ablative singular of novus (“new”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin dē novō

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • L, lit., from new

    From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition

De Novo Sentence Examples

  • It would certainly be impossible if we had to begin de novo to construct the whole fabric of economic science.

  • The productive powers of the land become exhausted in a few years, when the clearing is abandoned, a new site is chosen, and the same operations are carried on de novo.

  • In addition, the intervention of very heavy weather may mar all the work already accomplished, and require the whole series of operations to be undertaken de novo.

  • By the action of the acetic acid and atmospheric oxygen, the lead is converted superficially into a basic acetate, which is at once decomposed by the carbon dioxide, with formation of white lead and acetic acid, which latter then acts de novo.

  • Election and recall suits shall be finally adjudicated in the court of second instance and be no more de novo trial.

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