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nova

Main Entry:: ¹no·va
Pronunciation:: \ˈnō-və\
Function:: noun
Inflected Form(s):: plural novas or no·vae \-(ˌ)vē, -ˌvī\
Etymology:: New Latin, feminine of Latin novus new
Date:: 1927

: 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

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\-və-ˌlīk\ adjective

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