nova

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

  1. noun a star that ejects some of its material in the form of a cloud and become more luminous in the process

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.

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