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diva

[ dee-vuh, -vah ]

noun

, plural di·vas, di·ve [dee, -ve].
  1. a distinguished female singer; prima donna.


diva

/ ˈdiːvə /

noun

  1. a highly distinguished female singer; prima donna


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Word History and Origins

Origin of diva1

1880–85; < Italian < Latin dīva, feminine of dīvus god; divine

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Word History and Origins

Origin of diva1

C19: via Italian from Latin: a goddess, from dīvus divine

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Example Sentences

People scream, the orchestra stops playing, and the stage manager whisks the diva into the wings.

“She not only won the biggest singing competition in the world, her song “Diva” became a trans anthem,” said Kallai.

On the fashion shoot beforehand, he was puppyish energy and charm—no diva-ishness, just fast, funny, and co-operative.

But for true diva status, you need to hurl a phone at an assistant (Naomi Campbell).

Brutally, Ms. Grande, to be a true diva you need to have lived a bit.

From a distance came the divine notes of the diva uplifted in some passionate love song.

When a diva who looks like a hippo surprises us by singing like a canary—that is something remarkable.

Her delivery of 'Casta Diva' is a transcendent effort of vocalization.

To me her scales and exercises sounded more entrancing than any diva's rendering of masterpieces, I think.

We went to the new diva, who did not await our coming, but stepped towards us, with both hands extended.

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