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coryphée

[ kawr-uh-fey, kor-; French kaw-ree-fey ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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 /

1820–30; < French < Latin coryphaeus coryphaeus

C19: from French, from Latin coryphaeus coryphaeus

He suddenly abandoned college, and went off, it was said, with a coryphée.

April 25, 2024firkin

[fur-kin ]

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