Literally, from the egg to the apples, was how the Romans described dinner (cena) as a full three-course meal. At dinner eggs were the most common appetisers and fruit the most common dessert.
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ab ovo usque ad mala From the egg to the apples. A Roman phrase similar to English, `from soup to nuts”; but it means `from start to finish”. This meaning is based on the fact that Roman dinners often began with eggs and ended with fruit. From the beginning to the end of any enterprise; thoroughly or without qualification.
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