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supernova

noun
/ˌsuː.pə(ɹ)ˈnəʊ.və/

Etymology

From super- + nova.

  1. derived from novus
  2. prefixed as supernova — “super + nova”

Definitions

  1. A powerful and bright explosion of a massive star, which afterwards becomes a neutron…

    A powerful and bright explosion of a massive star, which afterwards becomes a neutron star or a black hole, or is destroyed.

  2. Something brilliant.

    • Cornelius was the only one dressed in muscle but collectively they were a bully supernova.

The neighborhood

Derived

failed supernova, go supernova, presupernova, stripped-envelope supernova, supernova impostor, supernoval, supernova remnant

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for supernova. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA