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| no·va [ nṓvə ] (plural no·vas or no·vae [ nṓvee ]) |
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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
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| [Late 19th century. < Latin, form of novus "new"] |
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