Madonna

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
    United States pop singer and sex symbol during the 1980s (born in 1958)

Word Origin

madonna (n.)
1580s, "Italian lady," from Italian madonna, from Old Italian ma donna (Italian mia donna) "my lady," from ma "my" + donna "lady," from Latin domina (see dame). Sense of "picture or statue of the Virgin Mary" is from 1640s. The U.S. singer/dancer (full name Madonna Louise Ciccone, b.1958) attained to pop stardom in fall 1984.

Example

1. They have been outrageously negative about madonna from the start .
2. Their holographic projection technology has been used by both madonna and virtual band gorillaz .
3. Tributes from the world of music and film have already flooded in from celebrities including madonna , arnold schwarzenegger and ex-wife lisa marie presley .
4. Through her enormous impact on young women around the world , madonna is the future of feminism .
5. The last time madonna tried to adopt a malawian child she met with more success and a heap of criticism .

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