| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| coryphée |
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| SYLLABICATION: | cor·y·phée |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  kôr  -f  , k r- |
| NOUN: | A ballet dancer who ranks above a member of the corps de ballet and below a soloist and who performs in small ensembles. | | ETYMOLOGY: | French, from Latin coryphaeus, leader. See coryphaeus.
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