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diva (dē′və)

noun pl. divas -·vas or dive -·ve (-ve)

a leading woman singer, esp. in grand opera

Etymology: It < L, goddess, fem. of divus, god: see deity

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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