plural divas or dive
ˈdē-(ˌ)vā 
1
a
music
: prima donna sense 1
b
: prima donna sense 2
… if a team asks me to play somewhere else, I'm not going to be a diva about it.—
Ettore Lattanzio
Ettore Lattanzio2
: a usually glamorous and successful female performer or personality (see personality sense 4b)
a fashion diva
especially
: a popular female singer
pop divas
The original diva and Queen Of Soul, Aretha Franklin, appears to have brought US President Barack Obama to tears (and then to his feet) with a stellar performance of (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman … —Tom Williams
Tom Williams 
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the reigning diva of daytime television
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The pop-up will feature a photo booth, lyric wall and a massive wreath so guests can recreate the diva's Christmas album cover.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
Both stars were done up in their diva best for the meeting, which took place in the venue built for Dion's 2003 A New Day residency.
—Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2024
The highlight for me was watching and listening closely to Joan Robinson (Post-Keynesian diva) duking it out with Frank Hahn (Neoclassical divo), in playful but serious jabs and thrusts.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2024
The audience expects to hear an ensemble performance, not a bunch of divas.
—Jay Sullivan, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
Both stars were done up in their diva best for the meeting, which took place in the venue built for Dion's 2003 A New Day residency.
—Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2024
The highlight for me was watching and listening closely to Joan Robinson (Post-Keynesian diva) duking it out with Frank Hahn (Neoclassical divo), in playful but serious jabs and thrusts.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2024
The audience expects to hear an ensemble performance, not a bunch of divas.
—Jay Sullivan, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Diva.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diva. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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