n. Salmon that has been lightly cured and smoked. Also called Nova lox. [After NOVA SCOTIA, once the source of much of the salmon sold in New York City.] |
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2022 by HarperCollins Publishers. All rights reserved.
n. pl. no·vae (-vē) or no·vas A star that suddenly increases in luminosity and then gradually returns to its original brightness over a period of weeks to years. [New Latin (stēlla) nova, new (star), nova, feminine of Latin novus, new; see newo- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2022 by HarperCollins Publishers. All rights reserved.