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unnova

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-no-va
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The collapse of a star which cannot explode in a supernova.

Etymology

From un- + nova. From being similar to a supernova-process collapse, without the bright novalike outburst.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

unnovae (plural) unnovas (plural) un-nova (alternative)

Synonyms

failed supernova

Questions

What does unnova mean?
The collapse of a star which cannot explode in a supernova.
Where does unnova come from?
From un- + nova. From being similar to a supernova-process collapse, without the bright novalike outburst.

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