Nova
proper nounnounproper nouncommon in dialogue
A female given name from Latin.
proper noun
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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?
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."
Etymology
From Latin nova (“new”).
noun
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Smoked Nova Scotia salmon.
Etymology
Clipping of Nova Scotia.
proper noun
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Variant of NoVAAlternative letter-case form of NoVA.
Etymology
Abbreviation of Northern Virginia.
notorious · Senses with an unfavourable connotation. Of a person or…Nottingham · A city, unitary authority, and borough of Nottinghamshire,…nova · Any sudden brightening of a previously inconspicuous star.
Nova · A female given name from Latin.
Novak · A surname.novel · Newly made, formed or evolved; having no precedent; of recent…novelist · An author of novels.