Corelli

[ kaw-rel-ee, koh-; for 1 also Italian kaw-rel-lee ]
/ kɔˈrɛl i, koʊ-; for 1 also Italian kɔˈrɛl li /

noun

Ar·can·ge·lo [ahr-kahn-je-law] /ɑrˈkɑn dʒɛˌlɔ/,1653–1713, Italian violinist and composer.
MarieMary Mackay,1854?–1924, English novelist.

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Corelli
/ (kɒˈrɛlɪ) /

noun

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