ab ovo

[ ahb oh-woh; English ab oh-voh ]

adverb

, Latin.

1. from the beginning.

ab ovo

/ æb ˈəʊvəʊ /

(no translation)

1. from the beginning

Word History and Origins

Origin of ab ovo¹

Literally, “from the egg”

Word History and Origins

Origin of ab ovo¹

literally: from the egg

Example Sentences

But meanwhile Europe had been flooded with literature on the subject, and the whole policy of fortification as well as its minutest details were discussed ab ovo.

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I resolved therefore to begin ab ovo, and giving quarter to no impertinence or absurdity by the way, to clear the ground completely, and leave a perfect rase campagne behind me.

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Those who desire to trace the career of Upper Canada College ab ovo, will be thankful for the following advertisements.

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The banquet wound up with figs, olives, almonds, grapes, tarts and confections, and apples—hence the phrase ab ovo ad mala.

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Too many memoirs begin with tradition; to trace a subject ab ovo seems to have a fatal attraction for the human mind.

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