Nova and Sun

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

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Sun and nova are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sun" instead a noun "Nova".

Nearby Word: novation

Sun noun - A ball-shaped gaseous celestial body that shines by its own light.

Usage example: the incomprehensible vastness of a universe filled with billions of suns

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Nova and sun are semantically related. You can use "Nova" instead a noun "Sun".

Nearby Words: sunless, sunlit

In more than one work of fiction, a star like the sun is said to end its life by "going nova." The implication is that a nova is merely a supernova on a smaller scale.

Source: Artistic License Astronomy
A nova requires a white dwarf star siphoning material off another star it orbits, and only lasts for a few weeks or months; singular stars like the sun will not, and cannot, "go nova." Oh, and don't confuse either of these phenomena with a supernova, which is another beast entirely.

Source: Useful Notes / The Sun
And in Star Control 2 the Shofixti are nearly extinct because they made their own sun go nova in order to destroy an invading Ur-Quan fleet.

Source: Action Bomb

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