Definitions
a star that ejects some of its material in the form of a cloud and becomes more luminous in the process
Word origin
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).
Used in a sentence
“Did you notice the dog which in the winter sports scenes is clasped in the arms of the child-star, Nova Pilbeam?”
“He murmurs to himself, "Her body is twenty-two, but she is in the infancy of a second life. I will call her Nova, the New One."”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Bright star flare”4 letters
02“Bright exploding star”4 letters
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