Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A ballet-dancer who takes a leading part.
- noun In ornithology, an African bush-creeper, a species of Thamnobia, T. coryphæa.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Drama) A ballet dancer.
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- noun A
ballet dancer ranking above a member of thecorps de ballet and below asoloist .
Etymologies
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From French, from Latin coryphaeus, from Ancient Greek κορυφαῖος (koruphaios, "leader"), from κορυφή (koruphē, "head").
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knitandpurl commented on the word coryphée
"Miss Hagman had the perfect life: a luxurious apartment, more than adequate means, and she was free to be a coryphée, to socialize with all manner of people—from royalty to artists."
The Stockholm Octavo by Karen Engelmann, p 157
July 2, 2013