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coryphaeus.

The conductor or leader of the chorus of a drama.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˌkɔɹəˈfiːəs//ˌkɒɹɪˈfiːʌs/
  1. The conductor or leader of the chorus of a drama.

    historical
  2. The chief or leader of an interest or party.

    broadly
  3. The leader of an opera chorus or another ensemble of singers.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin coryphaeus, from Ancient Greek κορυφαῖος (koruphaîos, “leader of the chorus in an Ancient Greek drama”), from κορυφή (koruphḗ, “top of the head, crown”) (possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (“head, top; horn”)) + -ῐος (-ĭos, suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘belonging to, pertaining to’).

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