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prima donna definition

prima donna (prē′mə dän′ə, prim′ə)

  1. the principal woman singer in an opera or concert
  2. Informal a temperamental, vain, or arrogant person

Etymology: It, lit., first lady

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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