Lully

[ loo-lee, French ly-lee for 1; luhl-ee for 2 ]

/ ˈlu li, French lüˈli for 1; ˈlʌl i for 2 /

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noun

Italian Lul·li

[lool-lee]. /ˈlul li/. Jean Bap·tiste

[zhahnba-teest], /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/, 1632–87, French composer, especially of operas and ballets, born in Italy.

Catalan Lull

[lool]. /lul/. Raymond or Ra·món

[rah-mawn], /rɑˈmɔn/, "Doctor Illuminatus", 1235?–1315, Spanish theologian, philosopher, and author.

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Words nearby Lully

Luleå, Luleälv, lull, lullaby, lull into, Lully, lulu, Luluabourg, lulz, lum, luma

How to use Lully in a sentence

Now Rachinsky is writing another book for me, called Raymond Lully.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky|Modeste Tchaikovsky
It is very probable that the instruction given by Lully to Humfrey was less by precept than by example.
Twelve Good Musicians|Frederick Bridge
Lully drank a glass of champagne greedily and undid the buttons of his blue jacket.
One Man's Initiation--1917|John Dos Passos
Lully was speaking, his smooth brown face in a grimace of excitement and loathing.
One Man's Initiation--1917|John Dos Passos

In no other instance, however, not in that of Lully nor in that of Franck, has the transfusion of blood been so successful.
Musical Portraits|Paul Rosenfeld

British Dictionary definitions for Lully

Lully

noun

(French lyli) Jean Baptiste (ʒɑ̃ batist), Italian name Giovanni Battista Lulli. 1632–87, French composer, born in Italy; founder of French opera. With Philippe Quinault as librettist, he wrote operas such as Alceste (1674) and Armide (1686); as superintendent of music at the court of Louis XIV, he wrote incidental music to comedies by Molière

Also: Lull (ˈlʌlɪ, Spanish lul) Raymond or Ramón (raˈmɔn). ?1235–1315, Spanish philosopher, mystic, and missionary. His chief works are Ars generalis sive magna and the Utopian novel Blaquerna

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