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单词 coryphée
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coryphée

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

Words nearby coryphée

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Example sentences from the Web for coryphée

  • That girl might be anything—Queen of Spain, or coryphee in the opera ballet.

    A Little Journey in the World|Charles Dudley Warner
  • A coryphee is testing her pretty little toes in Sir Hubert's skiff.

    Letters of Peregrine Pickle|George P. Upton
  • She 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 coryphée

coryphée
/ (ˌkɒrɪˈfeɪ) /

noun

a leading dancer of a corps de ballet

Word Origin for coryphée

C19: from French, from Latin coryphaeus coryphaeus
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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