coryphée
[ kawr-uh-fey, kor-; French kaw-ree-fey ]
/ ˌkɔr əˈfeɪ, ˌkɒr-; French kɔ riˈfeɪ /
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
coryphaeus
coryphaeus
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Example sentences from the Web for coryphee
That girl might be anything—Queen of Spain, or coryphee in the opera ballet.
A Little Journey in the World |Charles Dudley WarnerA coryphee is testing her pretty little toes in Sir Hubert's skiff.
Letters of Peregrine Pickle |George P. UptonShe is now, I am told, a coryphee in one of the public dancing halls.
The Galley Slave's Ring |Eugne Sue
British Dictionary definitions for coryphee
coryphée
/ (ˌkɒrɪˈfeɪ) /
noun
a leading dancer of a corps de ballet
Word Origin for coryphée
C19: from French, from Latin
coryphaeus
coryphaeus