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PRIMA DONNA

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A distinguished female operatic singer; a female operatic star

Synonyms:

diva; prima donna

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("prima donna" is a kind of...):

opera star; operatic star (singer of lead role in an opera)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A vain and temperamental person

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("prima donna" is a kind of...):

disagreeable person; unpleasant person (a person who is not pleasant or agreeable)

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