coryphaeus noun. [kɒrɪ'fi:ǝs] Pl. -phaei [-'fi:ʌɪ]. E17.
[Latin from Greek koruphaios chief, chorus-leader, from koruphē head, top.]
1. The leader of a chorus. E17.

2. The leader of a party, sect, school of thought, etc. E17.

3. A post of assistant to the Choragus that formerly existed in Oxford University. M19.

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