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- [dee-vuh, -vah]
- /ˈdi və, -vɑ/
- /ˈdiː.və/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dee-vuh, -vah]
- /ˈdi və, -vɑ/
Definitions of diva word
- noun plural diva a distinguished female singer; prima donna. 1
- noun diva A famous female opera singer. 1
- noun diva female opera singer 1
- noun diva acclaimed female singer 1
- noun diva temperamental woman 1
- countable noun diva You can refer to a successful and famous female opera singer as a diva. 0
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Origin of diva
First appearance:
before 1880 One of the 23% newest English words
1880-85; < Italian < Latin dīva, feminine of dīvus god; cf. divine
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Parts of speech for Diva
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
diva popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
diva usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for diva
noun diva
- prima donna — a first or principal female singer of an opera company.
- singer — Isaac Bashevis [bah-shev-is] /bɑˈʃɛv ɪs/ (Show IPA), 1904–91, U.S. novelist and short-story writer (in Yiddish), born in Poland: Nobel prize 1978.
- chanteuse — a female singer, esp in a nightclub or cabaret
- soprano — the uppermost part or voice.
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