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Nova

//ˈnoʊ.və// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A female given name from Latin.

    "Did you notice the dog which in the winter sports scenes is clasped in the arms of the child-star, Nova Pilbeam?"

  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of NoVA. alt-of
  3. 3
    Acronym of Northern Virginia. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
  4. 4
    Alternative letter-case form of NoVA (“North Virginia”). alt-of
Noun
  1. 1
    Any sudden brightening of a previously inconspicuous star.
  2. 2
    plural of novum form-of, plural
  3. 3
    Smoked Nova Scotia salmon. uncountable
  4. 4
    Initialism of notification of vehicle arrival. UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  5. 5
    a star that ejects some of its material in the form of a cloud and becomes more luminous in the process wordnet
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  1. 6
    Ellipsis of classical nova abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
  2. 7
    Acronym of neuro-oncological ventral antigen. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of

Etymology

Etymology 1

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 2

Blend of novum + Latin -a. From the Latin -a suffix used as the plural suffix form for singular words ending with -um (an inflection of -us).

Etymology 3

From Latin nova (“new”).

Etymology 4

Clipping of Nova Scotia.

Etymology 5

Abbreviation of Northern Virginia.

Etymology 6

Blend of northern + VA (“Virginia”).

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