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noun
Synonym of coryphaeus.
The conductor or leader of the chorus of a drama.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Qualifier: Ancient Greece
Topics: broadcasting, drama, dramaturgy, entertainment, film, lifestyle, media, television, theater
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noun
Synonym of coryphaeus.
The chief or leader of an interest or party.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
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noun
A ballet dancer ranking above a member of the corps de ballet and below a soloist.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: ballet
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History
Borrowed from French coryphée, from Latin coryphaeus, from Ancient Greek κορυφαῖος (koruphaîos, “leader of the chorus in an Ancient Greek drama”), from κορῠφή (korŭphḗ, “top of the head, crown”) (possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh2- (“head, top; horn”)) + -ῐος (-ĭos, suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘belonging to, pertaining to’).
Across languages
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