"corypheus" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: corypheuses [plural], coryphei [plural]
Etymology: From Latin coryphaeus, from Ancient Greek κορυφαῖος (koruphaîos, “leader”), from κορυφή (koruphḗ, “head”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|coryphaeus}} Latin coryphaeus, {{uder|en|grc|κορυφαῖος||leader}} Ancient Greek κορυφαῖος (koruphaîos, “leader”) Head templates: {{en-noun|+|coryphei}} corypheus (plural corypheuses or coryphei)
  1. (drama, historical) The conductor or leader of the dramatic chorus in Ancient Greece. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Drama Translations (conductor of the dramatic chorus): κορυφαῖος (koruphaîos) (Ancient Greek), κορυφαίος (koryfaíos) [masculine] (Greek), koryfeusz [masculine] (Polish), koryfej [masculine] (Polish), корифеј [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), korifej [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-corypheus-en-noun-gAa2ItOJ Categories (other): English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 97 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 57 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 61 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 72 28 Topics: broadcasting, drama, dramaturgy, entertainment, film, lifestyle, media, television, theater Disambiguation of 'conductor of the dramatic chorus': 97 3
  2. (by extension) The chief or leader of a party or interest. Tags: broadly Synonyms (chief or leader of a party or interest): coryphe Translations (leader of a party or interest): корифеј [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), korifej [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-corypheus-en-noun-kN5qfQ6d Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of 'chief or leader of a party or interest': 7 93 Disambiguation of 'leader of a party or interest': 16 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: coryphæus, coryphaeus, koryphaios

Inflected forms

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