| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | no·ve·na |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  n -v  n |
| NOUN: | Inflected forms: pl. no·ve·nas or no·ve·nae (-n)
Roman Catholic Church A recitation of prayers and devotions for a special purpose during nine consecutive days. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Medieval Latin novna, from feminine of Latin novnus, nine each, from novem, nine. See new in Appendix I.
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