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coryphée

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

noun

plural

coryphées 
  1. a member of a ballet company who dances usually as part of a small group and who ranks below the soloists.



coryphée

/ ˌkɒrɪˈfeɪ /

noun

  1. a leading dancer of a corps de ballet

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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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