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A diva is a great female opera singer, a prima donna. However the term now is also used to refer an outstanding popular female performer of non-operatic works.

The term was originally used to describe a woman of rare, outstanding talent. It derives from an Italian word, divina meaning "divine" (feminine form), which, in turn derives from the feminine form of a Latin word divus/diva, meaning "divine one." TIME magazine observed in its October 21, 2002, issue: "By definition, a diva was originally used for great female opera singers, almost always sopranos." In mythology, the divas are the lowest forms of divinity, such as the wood nymphs.

In ballet the equivalent of a diva is known as a prima ballerina assoluta.

Negative Connotation

The term often is used with a negative connotation. This derives from the implication that a star who is a "diva" is arrogant, difficult to work with, high-maintenance, manipulative, fussy, high-strung, and/or demanding. Professional actors often use this term to describe someone who desires the stage spotlight over others.

The term "prima donna" has similarly entered common usage with exactly the same negative meaning.

Professional Wrestling

The term Diva is also often used in World Wrestling Entertainment to describe its female performers. This includes both performers who are "eye candy" and those possessing quality in-ring skills.

See also

A diva is an extraordinary female singer.

It can also refer to:
  • Diva (album), a 1992 album by Annie Lennox
  • , a novel by Daniel Odier
  • Diva (film), a 1981 film based on the Daniel Odier novel

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Opera is a form of musical and dramatic work in which singers convey the drama.[1] Opera is part of the Western classical music tradition.[2] An opera performance incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery and costumes and
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Originally used in opera companies, "prima donna" is Italian for "first lady". The term was used to designate the leading female singer in the opera company, the person to whom the prime roles would be given. The prima donna was normally, but not necessarily, a soprano.
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Divine may refer to:
  • the concept of divinity, related to holiness and the supernatural
  • a person learned in theology in Anglican terminology
  • Divine (actor), Harris Glenn Milstead, actor and singer, best known for his drag persona, Divine.

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Official language of: Vatican City
Used for official purposes, but not spoken in everyday speech
Regulated by: Opus Fundatum Latinitas
Roman Catholic Church
Language codes
ISO 639-1: la
ISO 639-2: lat
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Time (whose trademark is capitalized TIME) is a weekly American newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and U.S. News & World Report. A European edition (Time Europe, formerly known as Time Atlantic) is published from London.
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soprano is a singer with a voice range from approximately middle C (C4) to "high A" (A5) in choral music, or to "soprano C" (C6, two octaves above middle C) or higher in operatic music.
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The word mythology (from the Greek μύθολογία mythología, from μυθολογείν mythologein
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Divinity and divine (sometimes 'the Divinity' or 'the Divine'), are broadly applied but loosely defined terms, used variously within different faiths and belief systems — and even by different individuals within a given faith — to refer to some transcendent or
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nymph is any member of a large class of female entities in human form, that is either bound to a particular location, or landform, or is part of the retinue of a god, such as Dionysus, Hermes, or Pan, or a goddess, generally Artemis.
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Ballet is academic dance form and technique which is taught in ballet schools according to specific methods. There are many ballet schools around the world that specialize in various styles of ballet and different techniques offered.
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ballerina is a female ballet dancer. A male ballet dancer is called a danseur or ballerino.

Although the term ballerina is used for any female ballet dancer, it was originally a rank given to an exceptional ballet soloist in the Russian Imperial Ballet.
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High maintenance[1] is a term which, according to the Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang, was popularized by When Harry Met Sally..., an American film released in 1989.
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Originally used in opera companies, "prima donna" is Italian for "first lady". The term was used to designate the leading female singer in the opera company, the person to whom the prime roles would be given. The prima donna was normally, but not necessarily, a soprano.
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Diva is a term used by the professional wrestling promotion World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) to refer to its female talent.[1] The term is applied to most all women who appear on-air, wrestlers, managers or valets, backstage interviewers, or ring announcers.
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World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.

Public (NYSE:  WWE )
Founded 1952
Headquarters Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.

Key people Vince McMahon, Chairman
Linda McMahon, CEO
Shane McMahon, Executive Vice President of Global Media
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Eye candy is something that is most remarkable for its visual appeal.

This term has been applied to visual effects in film, computer games and user interfaces; it often adds little to the overall plot, game
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In 1998, VH1 debuted the first annual VH1 Divas concert. The first concert, VH1 Divas Live was created to support the station's "Save The Music Foundation", and subsequent concerts in the series have also benefitted that foundation.
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Deva can refer to:
  • Deva (Hinduism), Hindu deity or deities
  • Deva (Buddhism), a supernatural being in traditional Buddhist cosmology
  • Deva (New Age), spiritual forces or beings behind nature
  • Daeva, an unfavorable supernatural entity in Zoroastrianism

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