Usually means: Leader of a classical chorus.
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  1. coryphaeus: Merriam-Webster
  2. coryphaeus: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. coryphaeus: Collins English Dictionary
  4. coryphaeus: Wiktionary
  5. coryphaeus: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  6. coryphaeus: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. coryphaeus: Dictionary.com
  8. Coryphaeus: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. coryphaeus: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  10. coryphaeus: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. coryphaeus: A Word A Day

(Note: See coryphaei as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (coryphaeus)

noun:  (Ancient Greece, drama, historical) The conductor or leader of the chorus of a drama.
noun:  (by extension) The chief or leader of an interest or party.
noun:  The leader of an opera chorus or another ensemble of singers.

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