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单词 ab ovo
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Definition of ab ovo in English:

ab ovo

adverb ab ˈəʊvəʊab ˈōˌvō

  • From the very beginning.

    从头开始

    Example sentencesExamples
    • And he was, Samuel, a great hope, a great man ab ovo, his father in miniature.
    • Neither the somatic nor the psychobehavioral sexual characters, then, were laid down irreversibly ab ovo.
    Synonyms
    from the beginning, from the start, from the first
    from the egg
    informal from the word go

Origin

Latin, literally 'from the egg'.

Rhymes

de novo, Denovo, Porto Novo, Provo

Definition of ab ovo in US English:

ab ovo

adverbab ˈōˌvō

  • From the very beginning.

    从头开始

    Example sentencesExamples
    • And he was, Samuel, a great hope, a great man ab ovo, his father in miniature.
    • Neither the somatic nor the psychobehavioral sexual characters, then, were laid down irreversibly ab ovo.
    Synonyms
    from the beginning, from the start, from the first

Origin

Latin, literally ‘from the egg’.
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