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i think its just another example of a TV buzzword used incorrectly just cause it sounds good.
and in this day and age the media gets new made up definitions added to the meaning of words if its repeated enough..
if anyone has an old dictionary, pre-80's i'd like to see the definetion in there...i bet it wont talk about non-operatic singers.
di·va Audio pronunciation of "diva" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (dv)
n. pl. di·vas or di·ve (-v)
1. An operatic prima donna.
2. A very successful singer of nonoperatic music: a jazz diva.
[Italian, from Latin dva, goddess, feminine of dvus, god. See dyeu- in Indo-European Roots.]
diva
\Di"va\ (d[=e]"v[.a]), n.; It. pl. Dive (d[=e]"v[=a]). [It., prop. fem. of divo divine, L. divus.] A prima donna.
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diva
n : a distinguished female operatic singer; a female operatic star
pri·ma donna Audio pronunciation of "prima donna" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (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.]
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prima donna
\Pri"ma don"na\; pl. E. Prima donnas, It. {Prime Donne . [It., fr. primo, prima, the first + donna lady, mistress. See Prime, a., and Donna.] The first or chief female singer in an opera.
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prima donna
n 1: a vain and temperamental person 2: a distinguished female operatic singer; a female operatic star [syn: diva]
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