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NOVUS HOMO

\nˈə͡ʊvəs hˈə͡ʊmə͡ʊ], \nˈə‍ʊvəs hˈə‍ʊmə‍ʊ], \n_ˈəʊ_v_ə_s h_ˈəʊ_m_əʊ]\

Definitions of NOVUS HOMO

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)
1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language

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Lat. A new man. This term is applied to a man who has been par- doned of a crime, and so made, as It were, a "new man."

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)
By Henry Campbell Black

nov'us hom'o, n. a new man: one who has risen from a low position to a high dignity.

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

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