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Variant of nova

nova Definition

nova (nō′və)

noun pl. novas -·vas or novae -·vae (-vē)

Astron. a type of variable star that suddenly increases in brightness by thousands to hundreds of thousands of times up to 14 magnitudes, and then decreases in brightness over a period of months to years

Etymology: ModL < L nova (stella), new (star) < novus, new