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nova
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
nova
(noun)
Nova Scotia
(proper noun)
bossa nova
(noun)
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nova
/
ˈ
noʊvə/
noun
plural
novas
or
novae
/
ˈ
noʊvi/
nova
/
ˈ
noʊvə/
noun
plural
novas
or
novae
/
ˈ
noʊvi/
Learner's definition of NOVA
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count
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astronomy
:
a star that suddenly increases greatly in brightness and then within a few months or years becomes less bright again
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see also
supernova
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