Delibes
[ duh-leeb ]
/ dəˈlib /
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noun
(Clé·ment Phi·li·bert) Lé·o [kley-mahnfee-lee-berley-aw], /kleɪˈmɑ̃ fi liˈbɛr leɪˈɔ/, 1836–91, French composer, especially of operas, operettas, and ballets.
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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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