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diva

Syllabification: (di·va)
Pronunciation: /ˈdēvə/
Definition of diva

noun

  • a famous female opera singer:your average opera isn’t over till the diva trills her high notes
  • a famous female singer of popular music:a pop diva
  • a woman regarded as temperamental or haughty:she’s such a diva that she won’t enter a restaurant until they change the pictures on the walls to her liking

Origin:

late 19th century: via Italian from Latin, literally 'goddess'

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