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Delibes

[ duh-leeb ]
/ dəˈlib /

noun

(Clé·ment Phi·li·bert) Lé·o [kley-mahn fee-lee-ber ley-aw], /kleɪˈmɑ̃ fi liˈbɛr leɪˈɔ/, 1836–91, French composer, especially of operas, operettas, and ballets.

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Delian League, deliberate, deliberately, deliberation, deliberative, Delibes, delicacy, delicate, delicatessen, Delicia, delicious
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Delibes
/ (French dəlib) /

noun

(Clément Philibert) Léo (leo). 1836–91, French composer, noted particularly for his ballets Coppélia (1870) and Sylvia (1876), and the opera Lakmé (1883)
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