Corelli

[ kaw-rel-ee, koh-; for 1 also Italian kaw-rel-lee ]

/ kɔˈrɛl i, koʊ-; for 1 also Italian kɔˈrɛl li /

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noun

Ar·can·ge·lo

[ahr-kahn-je-law], /ɑrˈkɑn dʒɛˌlɔ/, 1653–1713, Italian violinist and composer.

Marie Mary Mackay, 1854?–1924, English novelist.

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How to use Corelli in a sentence

I have heard it said, with a sneer, that "You can take an honours degree in Marie Corelli."
America To-day, Observations and Reflections|William Archer
I read somewhere, too, that Marie Corelli's about the only person who makes a thing out of literature.
The Longest Journey|E. M. Forster
So does she—she's awfully clever, she doesn't think anything of Marie Corelli; and she likes a man.
The Dark Tower|Phyllis Bottome
We would remark in the first place that the sexual problem clutches Miss Corelli hotly in its drastic grip.
Modernities|Horace Barnett Samuel

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

British Dictionary definitions for Corelli

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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