coryphaeus

kɔːrɪˈfeɪəs

coryphaei

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Definition of coryphaeus - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

ancient Greece

TECH.

leader of a chorus in ancient Greek drama

TECH.

The coryphaeus guided the chorus in the Greek play.

conductor

leader

leadership

Dated

chief or leader of an interest or party

Dated

He was the coryphaeus of the political movement.

chief

leader

music

Dated

leader of an opera chorus or ensemble

Dated

The coryphaeus led the singers in the opera.

conductor

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Origin of coryphaeus

Greek, koryphaios (leader)

Examples of coryphaeus in a sentence

In ancient times, the coryphaeus was highly respected.
The coryphaeus of the choir led the performance.
As the coryphaeus, she guided the team to victory.
The coryphaeus coordinated the choir's performance.
As coryphaeus, she set the tempo for the group.

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French:coryphée, leader, ...
German:Koryphäe, Anführer, ...
Italian:capo coro, capo, ...
Spanish:corifeo, líder, ...
Portuguese:corifeu, mestre de coro, ...
Chinese:领唱者, 领袖, ...
Japanese:コリフェウス, 指導者, ...
Arabic:قَائِد الجَوْقَة, زَعِيم, ...
Hebrew:קוֹרִיפֵּאוּס, מַנְהִיג, ...
Russian:корифей, лидер, ...
Ukrainian:корифей, лідер, ...
Hindi:कोरिफेउस, नेता, ...
Bengali:কোরিফিয়াস, নেতা, ...
Catalan:corifeu, ...
Czech:koryfej, vůdce, ...
Danish:koryfæ, coryphaeus, ...
Dutch:koorleider, leider, ...
Greek:κορυφαίος, ηγέτης, ...
Hungarian:karvezető, vezető, ...
Khmer:មេដឹកនាំក្រុមច្រៀងក្នុងល្ខោនក្រិកបុរាណ, មេដឹកនាំ, ...
Korean:코리페우스, 지도자, ...
Persian:کوریفئوس, رهبر, ...
Polish:koryfeusz, lider, ...
Portuguese (BR):corifeu, líder, ...
Romanian:lider de cor, lider, ...
Swedish:koryfé, ledare, ...
Thai:คอริเฟียส, หัวหน้า, ...
Turkish:koryfe, lider, ...
Vietnamese:người lãnh đạo dàn hợp xướng, người lãnh đạo, ...

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