noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Apparently a nova is a close binary system, made up of a cool, normal star and a White Dwarf.
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But before Rainbow can reply, a star goes nova on her near-side window, courtesy of a broken brick.
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Here, attempts to bossa nova merely produced a self-conscious lateral sway.
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I have heard congregations sing to the beat of salsa, bossa nova , country western, and a dozen other tempos.
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Pool will use the outer planets to create the illusion of a nova .
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The only object of interest is the recurrent nova T Pyxidis.
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They can not be predicted, and amateurs have a fine record in nova hunting.