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coryphée
[ kawr-uh-fey, kor-; French kaw-ree-fey ]
noun
, plural cor·y·phées [kawr-, uh, -, feyz, kor-, kaw-, r, ee-, fey].
- a member of a ballet company who dances usually as part of a small group and who ranks below the soloists.
coryphée
/ ˌkɒrɪˈfeɪ /
noun
- a leading dancer of a corps de ballet
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Word History and Origins
Origin of coryphée1
1820–30; < French < Latin coryphaeus coryphaeus
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Word History and Origins
Origin of coryphée1
C19: from French, from Latin coryphaeus coryphaeus
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Example Sentences
He suddenly abandoned college, and went off, it was said, with a coryphée.
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