单词 | prima donna assoluta |
释义 | prima donna assolutan. A prima donna of outstanding excellence. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > singer > opera-singer > [noun] > prima donna opera queen1747 prima donna1754 prima1768 first woman1772 prima donna assoluta1854 diva1883 1854 W. M. Thackeray Newcomes I. xxi. 200 A certain young lady, who had succeeded..to the place of prima-donna assoluta in Clive's heart. 1855 ‘G. Eliot’ in Fraser's Mag. 52 50/2 He will..interpolate no cantata to show off the powers of a prima donna assoluta. 1890 Sandusky (Ohio) Daily Reg. 27 Dec. Beatrix, being for the present a hostess as well as prima donna assoluta, was obliged to go and see about the supper. 1958 Listener 14 Aug. 250/2 A singer who is hailed as a prima donna assoluta. 1976 S. Galatopoulos (title) Callas: prima donna assoluta. 2004 Canberra Times (Austral.) (Nexis) 3 Jan. a5 He had decided, if there were going to be any prima donnas, he was going to be the prima donna assoluta. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1854 |
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