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cor⋅y⋅phée

[kawr-uh-fey, kor-; Fr. kaw-ree-fey]
–noun, plural -phées [-feyz; Fr. -fey] .
a member of a ballet company who dances usually as part of a small group and who ranks below the soloists.

Origin:
1820–30; < F < L coryphaeus coryphaeus
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cor·y·phée   (kôr'ə-fā', kŏr'-)   
n.  A ballet dancer who ranks above a member of the corps de ballet and below a soloist and who performs in small ensembles.

[French, from Latin coryphaeus, leader; see coryphaeus.]
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