📚 De novo, adverb. ❓ Definition: From the beginning; anew. ❗️ Examples: 1. In a pure meritocracy, everyone must begin de novo. 2. Both the Federal Reserve and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency recommend that Congress remove outdated barriers to de novo interstate branching. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🌀 @cambridge_dic