How many syllables in nova?

There are 2 syllables in the word nova.

How to pronounce nova:

nova (noun):: a star that ejects some of its material in the form of a cloud and become more luminous in the process.; a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years

binary star

brown dwarf

dwarf

fixed star

galaxy

gasser

giant star

loadstar

lodestar

luminary

neutron star

pulsar

quasar

red dwarf

red giant

red star

sphere

subdwarf

sun

supercluster

supergiant

supernova

variable

variable star

white dwarf

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