de novo
n.— «In New Jersey, start-up banks—which the banking industry calls “de novos,” or Latin for “from the beginning”—must raise $6 million before they can open.» —“In banking, small is the new big” by Sam Ali Star-Ledger (N.J.) Feb. 26, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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