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Etymology
Borrowed from French coryphée, from Latin coryphaeus, from Ancient Greek κορυφαῖος (koruphaîos, “leader of the chorus”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌkoː.riˈfeː/
- Hyphenation: co‧ry‧fee
- Rhymes: -eː
Noun
coryfee m (plural coryfeeën, diminutive coryfeetje n)
- (originally rare) coryphaeus, leader of the chorus in Classical Greek theatre
- performing star artist, compare coryphée
- one who excels in some discipline
- figurehead
- (Netherlands) prominent formerly active member of an organisation, in particular of a political party
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