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prima donna

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pri·ma donna  (prm, prm)
n.
1. The leading woman soloist in an opera company.
2. A temperamental, conceited person.
[Italian : prima, feminine of primo, first + donna, lady.]
prima donna
Noun
pl prima donnas
1. a leading female opera singer
2. Informal a temperamental person [Italian: first lady]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.prima donna - a vain and temperamental person
disagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable
2.prima donnaprima donna - a distinguished female operatic singer; a female operatic star
diva
opera star, operatic star - singer of lead role in an opera
prima donna
noun diva, star, leading lady, female lead
Translations
prima donna [ˈpriːməˈdɔnə] n → primadonna, diva


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Our young prima donna shall come in the evening, and sing to us.
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Thursday the girls had a drive in the park, and in the evening Miss Barry took them to a concert in the Academy of Music, where a noted prima donna was to sing.
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Later he met a prima donna, fell in love with and married her, forsook telephony for ballooning, and lost his life in attempting to fly across the English Channel.
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