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prime donne

prime donne is the plural of prima donna.

Meaning of prima donna

Noun

prima donna (plural prima donnas or prime donne or (nonstandard) primae donnae)

  1. (opera) The principal female singer or the leading lady.
    • The truth is, the inhabitants of that languid and luxurious city wanted some little variety; and the minister ... supported a favourite actress in the range of first-rate characters in the Opera—supported her against the united musical opinion of Naples. One night she sang worse than ever; and the...1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Romance and Reality. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, pages 255–256
  2. (derogatory, informal) A person who considers themselves much more important than others, has high expectations of others and becomes angry when their demands are not met.
    • I've had enough of watching scenes / With schizophrenic, egocentric, paranoiac, prima-donnas1971, John Lennon, “Gimme Some Truth”, in Imagine
    Synonyms:
    diva, Miss Piggy

Questions about prime donne

What is prime donne the plural of?
Prime donne is the plural of prima donna.

Words near prime donne in the dictionary

  1. prime cuts
  2. prime decomposition
  3. prime decompositions
  4. prime directive
  5. prime directives
  6. prime donne
  7. prime factor
  8. prime factored
  9. prime factoring
  10. prime factorisation
  11. prime factorisations

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