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anew

[uh-noo, uh-nyoo] Example Sentences Origin

a·new

[uh-noo, uh-nyoo]
adverb
1.
over again; again; once more: to play the tune anew.
2.
in a new form or manner: to write the story anew.

Origin:
before 1000; Middle English onew, of newe; see a-2), Old English of niowe, probably modeled on Old French de neuf; replacing Old English edniwe once more
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Anew is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
Example Sentences
  • Those questions are likely to be pursued anew by members of the university's.
  • Even much-studied subjects, such as the industrial revolution, are being broached anew.
  • And so, the age-old fight over land and food has begun anew.
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anew (əˈnjuː)
 
adv
1.  over again; once more
2.  in a different way; afresh
 
[Old English of nīwe; see of, new]

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anew
from O.E. of-niowe (c.975). See a- (1) + new.
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