About The Word Corypheus
Learn about the word Corypheus to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Corypheus definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Corypheus
| Corypheus Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Corypheus?Synonyms | Synonyms for Corypheus: Related Terms | Find terms related to Corypheus: See Also | Corypheus In Webster's Dictionary \Cor`y*phe"us\ (k?r`?-f?"?s), n.; pl. E. {Corypheuses}
(-[e^]z), L. {Coryphei} (-f?"?). [L. coryphaeus, fr. Gr. ???,
fr. koryfh` head.] (Gr. Antiq.)
The conductor, chief, or leader of the dramatic chorus;
hence, the chief or leader of a party or interest.
That noted corypheus [Dr. John Owen] of the Independent
faction. --South.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Eradication ‐ the complete destruction of every trace of…
- Squaw root ‐ tall herb of eastern North America and Asia having blue berrylike…
- High-necked ‐ (of a garment) having a high neckline; "a…
- Canaanitic language ‐ a group of Semitic…
- Leonid ilyich brezhnev ‐ Soviet statesman who became president of the Soviet Union…
- Militia ‐ civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the…
- Ripened ‐ of wines, fruit, cheeses; having reached a desired or final condition;…
- Saprobe ‐ an organism that lives in and derives its nourishment from organic…
- Spheroid ‐ a shape that is generated by rotating an ellipse around one of…
- Baby doc ‐ son and successor of Francois Duvalier as President of Haiti;…