Meaning & use
Corypheus
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The leader of a chorus in ancient Greek drama; more broadly, a leader or guiding figure of a group.
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The corypheus stepped forward to deliver the chorus's opening lines.
Critics called the philosopher a corypheus of the new intellectual movement.
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The word comes from Greek "koryphaios," meaning "at the head," related to "koryphe" (summit or head).
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