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Etymology
From Latin coryphaeus, from Ancient Greek κορυφαῖος (koruphaîos). Compare German Koryphäe, Russian корифе́й (koriféj), Polish koryfeusz.
Pronunciation
Noun
korifeo (accusative singular korifeon, plural korifeoj, accusative plural korifeojn)
- (Ancient Greece, historical) coryphaeus
- chief, leader, most important person
2013 July, Carlo Minnaja, “Ne trudu, ne mortigu ...”, in Monato, →ISSN, page 17:Francesco Pullia, filozofo, ĵurnalisto, vegetarano, korifeo de la bestprotekta movado.- Francesco Pullia, philosopher, journalist, vegetarian, head of the animal-rights movement.