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by msla 860 days ago
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/de_novo

> Borrowed from Latin dē novō (adverb, literally “from the new”), from dē (“from”) + novō, ablative singular of novus (“new”).

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