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Lully

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Noun

1. lully, ramon lully, raymond lully

Spanish philosopher (1235-1315)

2. giambattista lulli, jean baptiste lully, lulli, lully

French composer (born in Italy) who was the court composer to Louis XIV and founded the national French opera (1632-1687)

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Lully

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noun
1. (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
2. 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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Jean Bapˈtiste (ʒɑ̃ baˈtist) ; zhän bȧtēstˈ) (born Giovanni Battista Lulli) 1632-87; Fr. composer, chiefly of operas, born in Italy

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Lully

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Italian-born French composer. He was court composer to Louis XIV, founding the national French opera and producing court ballets for Molière's plays.

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