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diva

UK/ˈdiː.və/ US/ˈdivʌ/ fairly common informal slang

noun

1.

a distinguished female operatic singer; a female operatic star

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Origin

From Italian diva (“diva, goddess”), from Latin dīva (“goddess”), female of dīvus (“divine, divine one; notably a deified mortal”), from Old Latin deivā, from Proto-Italic *deiwā (“goddess”), feminine of *deiwos (“god”), from Proto-Indo-European *deywós (“god”).

Phrases

  • diva cup
  • diva house

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