CORYPHÉE


Meaning of CORYPHÉE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌkȯr-i-ˈfā ]

noun

Etymology: French, from Latin coryphaeus

Date: 1828

: a ballet dancer who dances in a small group instead of in the corps de ballet or as a soloist

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