单词 | coryphaeus |
释义 | coryphaeus[ kawr-uh-fee-uhs, kor- ] / ˌkɔr əˈfi əs, ˌkɒr- / noun, plural cor·y·phae·i [kawr-uh-fee-ahy, kor-]. /ˌkɔr əˈfi aɪ, ˌkɒr-/.the leader of the chorus in the ancient Greek drama. the leader of an operatic chorus or any group of singers. Origin of coryphaeus1625–35; <Latin <Greek koryphaîos leading, equivalent to koryph(ḗ) head, top + -aîos noun suffix Words nearby coryphaeuscorymbose, corynebacteria, corynebacterium, Corynebacterium diphtheriae, coryneform, coryphaeus, coryphée, coryphodon, coryza, coryzavirus, cos Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for coryphaeus
British Dictionary definitions for coryphaeuscoryphaeus / (ˌkɒrɪˈfiːəs) / noun plural -phaei (-ˈfiːaɪ)(in ancient Greek drama) the leader of the chorus archaic, or literary a leader of a group Word Origin for coryphaeusC17: from Latin, from Greek koruphaios leader, from koruphē summit Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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