Lully

US: (lo̅o̅′lē, Fr. ly lē′ for 1; lul′ē for 2)

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Lul•ly  (lo̅o̅′lē, Fr. ly lē′ for 1; lul′ē for 2), n. 

Italian, Lul•li  (lo̅o̅l′lē). Jean Bap•tiste  (zhän ba tēst′), 1632–87, French composer, esp. of operas and ballets, born in Italy. Catalan, Lull  (lo̅o̅l). Raymond or Ra•món  (rä môn′), ("Doctor Illuminatus''), 1235?–1315, Spanish theologian, philosopher, and author.

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Lully noun

1. / 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 lul/ RaymondorRamón ( raˈmɔn ). ?1235–1315, Spanish philosopher, mystic, and missionary. His chief works are Ars generalis sive magna and the Utopian novel Blaquerna