Corelli

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

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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Historical Examples of corelli

It was the overture to this work which caused so much difficulty to Corelli.
Handel
Edward J. Dent
Miss Corelli's force is hysteric, but it is sometimes very real.
My Contemporaries In Fiction
David Christie Murray
Miss Corelli tells hers with the voice and manner of a Boanerges.
My Contemporaries In Fiction
David Christie Murray
Miss Corelli is, at least, quite serious in the belief that she is a woman of genius.
My Contemporaries In Fiction
David Christie Murray
How it is now at Rome is doubtful; but we do not hear that there are any Corelli's.
Observations on the Florid Song
Pier Francesco Tosi

British Dictionary definitions for corelli

Corelli

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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