Corelli

[ kaw-rel-ee, koh-; Italian kaw-rel-lee ]

noun

1. Ar·can·ge·lo [ah, r, -, kahn, -je-law], 1653–1713, Italian violinist and composer.
2. Marie Mary Mackay, 1854?–1924, English novelist.

Corelli

/ kɒˈrɛlɪ /

noun

1. koˈrɛlli CorelliArcangelo16531713MItalianMUSIC: violinistMUSIC: composer Arcangelo (arˈkandʒelo). 1653–1713, Italian violinist and composer of sonatas and concerti grossi
2. CorelliMarie18541924FBritishWRITING: novelist Marie , real name Mary Mackay . 1854–1924, British novelist. Her melodramatic works include The Sorrows of Satan (1895) and The Murder of Delicia (1896)

Example Sentences

I have heard it said, with a sneer, that "You can take an honours degree in Marie Corelli."

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I read somewhere, too, that Marie Corelli's about the only person who makes a thing out of literature.

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So does she—she's awfully clever, she doesn't think anything of Marie Corelli; and she likes a man.

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We would remark in the first place that the sexual problem clutches Miss Corelli hotly in its drastic grip.

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Miss Corelli, however, is by no means obtuse to the baleful effect on the spiritual life exercised by physical blandishments.

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