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prima donna

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

pri·ma don·na / ˌprimə ˈdänə; ˌprēmə/ • n. the chief female singer in an opera or opera company. ∎ a very temperamental person with an inflated view of their own talent or importance. DERIVATIVES: pri·ma don·na-ish adj.

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prima donna

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | | Copyright

prima donna the chief female singer in an opera or opera company; in extended use, a very temperamental person with an inflated view of their own talent or importance.

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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "prima donna." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "prima donna." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-primadonna.html

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prima donna

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music | 1996 | | Copyright

prima donna (It.). First lady. Orig. the chief woman singer in an opera cast, but term has been generalized to mean a leading woman singer. Thus, for orig. meaning, one has to use term prima donna assoluta, ‘the absolute first lady’. The same process has occurred in ballet with prima ballerina assoluta.

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MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "prima donna." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "prima donna." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-primadonna.html

MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "prima donna." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-primadonna.html

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prima donna

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

prima donna XVIII. — It., ‘first lady’.

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T. F. HOAD. "prima donna." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

T. F. HOAD. "prima donna." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-primadonna.html

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