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adverb
- From the beginning; starting with no advantage or prior preparation; starting from raw ingredients.
- She was out of pancake mix so she had to make the batter .
- There were so many errors in the program that the programmer decided to rewrite it .
- When the writer finished writing his book, it was stolen and now he has to rewrite it .
- He had no money and no rich friends, so he had to build his business .
Translations: - Dutch: vanaf nul, helemaal opnieuw, vanaf het begin
- French: í partir de zéro
- German: von Grund auf
- Italian: da capo
- Spanish: desde cero
Etymology: From the scratch drawn in the ground serving as the starting line of a foot race. A runner "starting from scratch" received no handicap, but started at the beginning of the course.
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