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Prima donna
is always a great word to know.
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| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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prima donna
1782, "principal female singer in an opera," from It. prima donna "first lady," from L. prima, fem. of primus "first" + domina "lady." Meaning "temperamental person" first recorded 1834.
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Cultural Dictionary
prima donna [(pree-muh, prim-uh don-uh)]A vain and overly sensitive person who is temperamental and difficult to work with: “That Jenkins girl is a good gymnast, but she certainly is a prima donna.” In opera, the prima donna is the principal female soloist. From Italian, meaning “first lady.”
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