Nova

Definitions

1. Acronym of Northern Virginia.
   abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
2. Alternative letter-case form of NoVA (“North Virginia”).
   alt-of
3. Initialism of notification of vehicle arrival.
   UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
4. A female given name from Latin.
5. Smoked Nova Scotia salmon.
   uncountable
6. Alternative letter-case form of NoVA.
   alt-of
7. Any sudden brightening of a previously inconspicuous star.
8. Acronym of neuro-oncological ventral antigen.
   abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
9. Ellipsis of classical nova
   abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

Equivalents

Examples

“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."”

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