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nova

13 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) nova (noun)
  2. 2) nova (noun)
  3. Nova Iguaçu (geographical name)
  4. Nova Lisboa (geographical name)
  5. Nova Scotia (geographical name)
  6. ars nova (noun)
  7. bossa nova (noun)
  8. nomina nova
  9. recurrent nova (noun)
  10. Terra Nova National Park (geographical name)
  11. Vila Nova de Gaia (geographical name)
  12. nomen novum (noun)
  13. Huambo (geographical name)

1no·va

noun \ˈnō-və\
plural novas or no·vae\-(ˌ)vē, -ˌvī\

Definition of NOVA

: a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years
— no·va·like \-və-ˌlīk\ adjective

Origin of NOVA

New Latin, feminine of Latin novus new
First Known Use: 1927

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