(NOH-vuh) In astronomy, the appearance of a new star in the sky (nova is Latin for new). From Wordnik.com. [nova] Reference
Hehe there are sane people here in no. va … I think nova is one of the more moderate parts of va. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Virginians Buck Far-Right Policies Of McDonnell And Cuccinelli] Reference
However, as I told you, creating a nova is the slimmest chance of all. From Wordnik.com. [The Abode of Life] Reference
A nova is a sudden, short-lived brightening of an otherwise inconspicuous star. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
I live in nova Scotia and well it would be pretty hard for me to get across Canada. From Wordnik.com. [Twilight Lexicon » Canadian Twilight Convention] Reference
TMT: Think New Urban Region, not "nova," where ever that may be. From Wordnik.com. [Bacon's Rebellion] Reference
Of these many are erroneous: for instance, "nova," to sleep (ku-núa); "sursu," a hen (nsusu): while "fina," scarlet. From Wordnik.com. [Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 2] Reference
I blame it on thebossa nova — with its magic spell. From Wordnik.com. [My Bossa Nova Years] Reference
"Doralice," it's an old samba turned bossa nova classic. From Wordnik.com. [Newport Jazz 2010: The Lesser-Known Giants] Reference
MERCER: Bossa nova is often about love, or longing for it. From Wordnik.com. [Souza's 'New Bossa Nova' Covers Pop Standards] Reference
"Bossa nova was the soundtrack of my adolescence," says Abril. From Wordnik.com. [PERISCOPE] Reference
Mr. HORMEL: I had a bossa nova band and that's how I met Mauro. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Brazilian Tradition, New York Style] Reference
"Sadness never ends/Happiness does," goes a bossa nova classic. From Wordnik.com. [Carnival Goes Political] Reference
Venezia per la nova del Duca Valentino che era fugito de progione. From Wordnik.com. [Lucretia Borgia According to Original Documents and Correspondence of Her Day] Reference
Before the second orbit the capsule exploded suddenly in a glorious nova. From Wordnik.com. [Remember Me to the Motherland] Reference
And I do like to repeat that sound, but I don't like to call the music bossa nova. From Wordnik.com. [Gilberto's Musical 'Momento'] Reference
The choro is a Brazilian form of music that gave rise to samba and the bossa nova. From Wordnik.com. [Souza Lends a Fresh Note to Brazilian Music] Reference
Abril measures up to Brazil's bossa nova greats, both linguistically and musically. From Wordnik.com. [PERISCOPE] Reference
As Tom Jobim, the classic bossa nova composer, once said, "Brazil is not for beginners.". From Wordnik.com. [Can Lula Lead?] Reference
She's the daughter of musicians, and bossa nova provided the soundtrack of her childhood. From Wordnik.com. [Luciana Souza: Revising Pop by Way of Bossa Nova] Reference
Donate at try-nova. org, call 202-232-6682 or send contributions to 1730 Park Road, N.W. From Wordnik.com. [How You Can Help] Reference
Bossa nova was playing on the world's Victrolas, and Pele was making magic on the football pitch. From Wordnik.com. [Skyline Sculptor] Reference
The mechanics of making a semi-nova out of a normal star were more than a little bit over his head. From Wordnik.com. [The Measure of a Man] Reference
Like on this album, another song that kind of has that boss nova feel is “Maxine,” and it's quirky too. From Wordnik.com. [R&B Artist John Legend: 'Once Again'] Reference
Mr. REFOSCO: And he said, well, bossa nova is so popular that, you know, the Americans think they invent it. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Brazilian Tradition, New York Style] Reference
Galban and the four singers played all kinds of Cuban music, bossa nova, and even calypso in a doo-wop style. From Wordnik.com. [Manuel Galban's Meandering 'Mambo'] Reference
(Soundbite of song, "Tranquilo") RATH: The song "Tranquilo" is far from the accepted soft sway of bossa nova. From Wordnik.com. [Gilberto's Musical 'Momento'] Reference
Though his guitar rhythms were quiet and delicate, Luiz Bonfa was a guiding force behind Brazilian bossa nova. From Wordnik.com. [TRANSITION] Reference
HANSEN: What did you hear in a Beach Boys song that convinced you it would work with the bossa nova interpretation?. From Wordnik.com. [Luciana Souza: Revising Pop by Way of Bossa Nova] Reference
One could hear Brazilian music ranging across choro, bossa nova, forró, MPB, and Brazilian jazz and orchestral works. From Wordnik.com. [Chris McGowan: Brazil's Hidden Magical Music Festival] Reference
One could hear Brazilian music ranging across choro, bossa nova, forró, MPB, and Brazilian jazz and orchestral works. From Wordnik.com. [Chris McGowan: Brazil's Hidden Magical Music Festival] Reference
(Soundbite of music) EYRE: This is how Sergio and Odair Assad develop a composition by bossa nova icon Antonio Carlos Jobim. From Wordnik.com. [Assads Mix Classical Guitar, Brazilian Heritage] Reference
Forró, he pointed out, has never had the same international exposure as samba or bossa nova, "but I was born with this type of music". From Wordnik.com. [Gilberto Gil] Reference
(Soundbite of music) Ms. GILBERTO: Somehow bossa nova environment embrace to me as - I do have the (unintelligible) sometimes inside of me. From Wordnik.com. [Gilberto's Musical 'Momento'] Reference
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