coryphée

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

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noun,plural cor·y·phées

[kawr-uh-feyz, kor-; French kaw-ree-fey]. /ˌkɔr əˈfeɪz, ˌkɒr-; French kɔ riˈfeɪ/.

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

Origin of coryphée

1820–30; <French <Latin coryphaeuscoryphaeus

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How to use coryphée in a sentence

A jug held tightly in both hands, he chooses his steps as would a dainty Coryphee.
Private Peat | Harold R. Peat
That girl might be anything—Queen of Spain, or coryphee in the opera ballet.
A Little Journey in the World | Charles Dudley Warner
She is now, I am told, a coryphee in one of the public dancing halls.
The Galley Slave's Ring | Eugne Sue
A coryphee is testing her pretty little toes in Sir Hubert's skiff.
Letters of Peregrine Pickle | George P. Upton

British Dictionary definitions for coryphée

coryphée

/ (ˌkɒrɪˈfeɪ) /

noun

a leading dancer of a corps de ballet

Origin of coryphée

C19: from French, from Latin coryphaeus coryphaeus

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