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diva

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di⋅va

  [dee-vuh, -vah]
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–noun, plural -vas, -ve  [-ve] .
a distinguished female singer; prima donna.
Origin:
1880–85; < It < L dīva, fem. of dīvus god; cf. divine
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di·va   (dē'və)   
n.   pl. di·vas or di·ve (-vā)

  1. An operatic prima donna.

  2. A very successful singer of nonoperatic music: a jazz diva.


[Italian, from Latin dīva, goddess, feminine of dīvus, god; see dyeu- in Indo-European roots.]
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diva 
"distinguished woman singer," 1883, from It. diva "goddess, fine lady," from L. diva "goddess," fem. of divus "divine (one)."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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