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noun (nov, ae)
  1. (astronomy) any sudden brightening of a previously inconspicuous star
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  • Italian: nova
    1. Italian, nova
Etymology: Feminine nominative singular of the Latin adjective novus (new). The feminine is used since the Latin word for star, stella is feminine; thus nova is a shortening of nova stella (new star).

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