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   Di·va

   /ˈdēvə/

   

   noun

   • 1. a famous female opera singer: "your average opera isn't over till the diva trills her high notes"
   • ▪ a famous female singer of popular music: "a pop diva"
   • ▪ a self-important person who is temperamental and difficult to please (typically used of a woman): "she is much more the dedicated maverick than the petulant diva"

   Word Origin late 19th century: via Italian from Latin, literally ‘goddess’.

   Scrabble Points: 8

   • D

     2

   • I

     1

   • V

     4

   • A

     1

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