"nova" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈnəʊ.və/ [UK], /ˈnoʊ.və/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-nova.wav Forms: novae [plural], novas [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊvə Etymology: Feminine nominative singular of Latin novus (“new”). The feminine is used since stella (“star”) is feminine; thus nova is a shortening of nova stella (“new star”), first used in this sense in 1573 by Tycho Brahe. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|novus||new}} Latin novus (“new”) Head templates: {{en-noun|novae|s}} nova (plural novae or novas)
  1. (astronomy) Any sudden brightening of a previously inconspicuous star. Wikipedia link: Tycho Brahe, nova (disambiguation) Categories (topical): Astronomy Related terms: novum, plerion, planetary nebula, preplanetary nebula, protoplanetary nebula, ars nova, bossa nova Translations (sudden brightening of a star): нова звезда (nova zvezda) (Bulgarian), 新星 (xīnxīng) (Chinese Mandarin), novao (Esperanto), nova (Finnish), nova [feminine] (French), nova [feminine] (Galician), Nova [feminine] (German), νόβα (nóva) [masculine] (Greek), καινοφανής (kainofanís) [masculine] (Greek), νεολαμπής (neolampís) [masculine] (Greek), nova [feminine] (Italian), 新星 (shinsei) (alt: しんせい) (Japanese), 신성 (sinseong) (Korean), نواختر (now-axtar) (Persian), nova [feminine] (Portuguese), novă [feminine] (Romanian), но́вая звезда́ (nóvaja zvezdá) [feminine] (Russian), но́вая (nóvaja) (english: prof. slang) [feminine] (Russian), но́ва (nóva) [feminine] (Russian), nóva [feminine] (Slovene), nova [feminine] (Spanish), tân tinh (Vietnamese)

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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "sudden brightening of a star",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "nova"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "sudden brightening of a star",
      "word": "tân tinh"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nova"
}

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