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diva
Latin · ancient
"goddess"
meaning "goddess", the feminine of "divus" (divine)
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diva
Italian · 1800s
"a celebrated female singer"
applied admiringly to a celebrated female opera singer
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diva
English · 1800s-1900s
"a celebrated and sometimes temperamental performer"
adopted directly from Italian, later broadened
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