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nova

no·va [ nṓvə ] (plural no·vas or no·vae [ nṓvee ])


noun 
Definition:
 
star that flares and fades: a star that suddenly increases dramatically in brightness and then fades to its original luminosity over a short period of months or years

[Late 19th century. < Latin, form of novus "new"]
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