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Supernova

//ˌsuː.pə(ɹ)ˈnəʊ.və// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A powerful and bright explosion of a massive star, which afterwards becomes a neutron star or a black hole, or is destroyed.
  2. 2
    a star that explodes and becomes extremely luminous in the process wordnet
  3. 3
    Something brilliant. figuratively

    "Cornelius was the only one dressed in muscle but collectively they were a bully supernova."

Etymology

From super- + nova.

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