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Adverb [English]

IPA: /æˈboʊˌvoʊ/ [General-American]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin ab ōvō (literally “from the egg”). Etymology templates: {{learned borrowing|en|la|ab ōvō||lit=from the egg}} Learned borrowing from Latin ab ōvō (literally “from the egg”) Head templates: {{en-adv|-|nolinkhead=1}} ab ovo (not comparable)
  1. From the beginning. Tags: not-comparable Translations (ab ovo): ab ovo (French), ab ovo (Norwegian Bokmål), ab ovo (Spanish)

Adverb [German]

IPA: /ap ˈoːvo/ Audio: De-ab_ovo.ogg
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin ab ōvō (“from the egg”). Etymology templates: {{bor|de|la|ab ōvō|t=from the egg}} Latin ab ōvō (“from the egg”) Head templates: {{head|de|adverb||||am {{{2}}}|head=ab ovo|sort=}} ab ovo, {{de-adv|head=ab ovo}} ab ovo
  1. ab ovo
    Sense id: en-ab_ovo-de-adv-L3I42Sfm Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries

Adverb [Norwegian Bokmål]

IPA: /ɑːbˈoːʋɔ/ Audio: NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «ab ovo».ogg
Rhymes: -oːʋɔ Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin ab ōvō (literally “from the egg”). Etymology templates: {{root|nb|ine-pro|*h₂ew-|*h₂ew- (enjoy/consume)}}, {{learned borrowing|nb|la|ab ōvō||lit=from the egg}} Learned borrowing from Latin ab ōvō (literally “from the egg”) Head templates: {{head|nb|adverb}} ab ovo
  1. (literary) ab ovo, from the beginning Tags: literary

Adverb [Spanish]

IPA: /ˌab ˈobo/, [ˌaβ̞ ˈo.β̞o]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin ab ōvō (literally “from the egg”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|es|la|ab ōvō|lit=from the egg}} Borrowed from Latin ab ōvō (literally “from the egg”) Head templates: {{es-adv|head=ab ovo}} ab ovo
  1. ab ovo Related terms: ab initio
    Sense id: en-ab_ovo-es-adv-L3I42Sfm Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header
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        "Spanish lemmas",
        "Spanish multiword terms",
        "Spanish terms borrowed from Latin",
        "Spanish terms derived from Latin",
        "Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Spanish unadapted borrowings from Latin"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ab ovo"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ab ovo",
          "ab ovo#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌab ˈobo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˌaβ̞ ˈo.β̞o]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ab ovo"
}

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