Corypphaei

/kɒrɪˈfeɪ/ noun

Definition

An alternative plural or variant spelling of coryphaei, referring to leaders of choruses in ancient Greek theater.

Etymology

A variant spelling of coryphaei, possibly reflecting different transliteration conventions from Greek koryphē. Alternative historical spelling.

Kelly Says

This is basically the same word as coryphaei but spelled differently—ancient Greek had no single 'correct' spelling in English, so scholars sometimes used double letters to represent Greek sounds!

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