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Originally posted by theknife
maybe it's just me, but the term "diva" has negative connotations ...it implies some pampered, spoiled, snotty, demanding female singer. if i knew of that show (which i didn't) i'd avoid it on general prinicipals.

Pretty Good definition.

Diva

\Di"va\ (d[=e]"v[.a]), n.; It. pl. Dive (d[=e]"v[=a]). [It., prop. fem. of divo divine, L. divus.] A prima donna.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.


di·va Pronunciation Key (dv)
n. pl. di·vas or di·ve (-v) [list=1][*]An operatic prima donna. [*]A very successful singer of nonoperatic music: a jazz diva.[/list=1]
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[Italian, from Latin dva, goddess, feminine of dvus, god. See dyeu- in Indo-European Roots.]

Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.


prima donna

\Pri"ma don"na\; pl. E. Prima donnas, It. {Prime Donne . [It., fr. primo, prima, the first + donna lady, mistress. See Prime, a., and Donna.] The first or chief female singer in an opera.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.


pri·ma donna Pronunciation Key (prm, prm)
n. [list=1][*]The leading woman soloist in an opera company.[*]A temperamental, conceited person. [/list=1]
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[Italian : prima, feminine of primo, first + donna, lady.]

Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.