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English words starting with nov

Nova

ˈnəʊvə

Meanings of Nova:

noun

A star showing a sudden large increase in brightness and then slowly returning to its original state over a few months.

Usage examples:

For example, amateurs have always been to the fore in discovering comets and novae, hunting for sup…

Novaculite

nə(ʊ)ˈvakjʊlʌɪt

Meanings of Novaculite:

noun

A hard, dense, fine-grained siliceous rock resembling chert, with a high content of microcrystalline quartz.

Usage examples:

Novaculite is a sedimentary rock composed mostly of microcrystalline quartz.

Novae

ˈnəʊvə

Meanings of Novae:

noun

A star showing a sudden large increase in brightness and then slowly returning to its original state over a few months.

Usage examples:

For example, amateurs have always been to the fore in discovering comets and novae, hunting for sup…

Plural of nova specialized

Meanings of Novanglian:

adjective

Of, relating to, or characteristic of new england or its inhabitants.

Novas

ˈbɒsə ˌnəʊ.və

Meanings of Novas:

noun

A star showing a sudden large increase in brightness and then slowly returning to its original state over a few months.

Usage examples:

For example, amateurs have always been to the fore in discovering comets and novae, hunting for sup…

Novate

nəˈveɪt

Meanings of Novate:

verb

Replace with a new contract.

Usage examples:

The loan agreement has been novated

Meanings of Novatian:

noun

A member of a schismatic sect which arose in the mid 3rd century, led by the roman priest novatian and characterized by a rigorism according to which the church had no power to absolve christians who had apostasized, or committed other serious offences.

adjective

Of, relating to, or following the precepts of novatian or the novatians.

Meanings of Novatianism:

noun

The rigorist doctrines and practices of the novatians; the novatian movement.

Meanings of Novatianist:

noun

= novatian .

Novation

nəʊˈveɪʃən

Meanings of Novation:

noun

The substitution of a new contract in place of an old one.

Usage examples:

The trial judge found that novation could not stand - he disregarded it.

Novations

nəʊˈveɪʃən

Meanings of Novations:

noun

The substitution of a new contract in place of an old one.

Usage examples:

The trial judge found that novation could not stand - he disregarded it.

Meanings of Novel:

noun

A fictitious prose narrative of book length, typically representing character and action with some degree of realism.

Usage examples:

The novels of jane austen
adjective

Interestingly new or unusual.

Usage examples:

He hit on a novel idea to solve his financial problems

Meanings of Noveldom:

noun

The world of novels; novels collectively.

Meanings of Novelese:

noun

A style of writing supposedly characteristic of inferior novels.

Meanings of Novelesque:

adjective

Novelistic.

Meanings of Novelet:

noun

Novelette.

Meanings of Novelette:

noun

A short novel, typically one that is light and romantic or sentimental in character.

Usage examples:

Drawing on these experiences, webb's novelettes focus on the leisure-time activities of upper-class…

Meanings of Novelettes:

noun

A short novel, typically one that is light and romantic or sentimental in character.

Usage examples:

Drawing on these experiences, webb's novelettes focus on the leisure-time activities of upper-class…

Meanings of Novelettist:

noun

A writer of novelettes.

Novelise

ˈnɒv(ə)lʌɪz

Meanings of Novelise:

verb

Convert (a story, typically one in the form of a film or screenplay) into a novel.

Usage examples:

He has novelized some of agatha christie's plays

Novelises

ˈnɒv(ə)lʌɪz

Meanings of Novelises:

verb

Convert (a story, typically one in the form of a film or screenplay) into a novel.

Usage examples:

He has novelized some of agatha christie's plays

Meanings of Novelish:

adjective

Relating to or characteristic of a novel; inclined to the ideas, etc., of novels.

Novelising

ˈnɒv(ə)lʌɪz

Meanings of Novelising:

verb

Convert (a story, typically one in the form of a film or screenplay) into a novel.

Usage examples:

He has novelized some of agatha christie's plays

Novelist

ˈnɒv.əl.ɪst

Meanings of Novelist:

noun

A writer of novels.

Usage examples:

His work connects us to cocteau, françois mauriac and other french novelists.

Novelistic

nɒvəˈlɪstɪk

Meanings of Novelistic:

adjective

Characteristic of or used in novels.

Usage examples:

The novelistic detail of his film

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