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Lyly

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Lyl·y  (ll), John 1554?-1606.
English playwright and novelist who wrote a number of comedies that influenced English drama.
Lyly [ˈlɪlɪ]
n
(Biographies / Lyly, John (?1554-1606) M, English, THEATRE: dramatist, WRITING: novelist) John. ?1554-1606, English dramatist and novelist, noted for his two romances, Euphues, or the Anatomy of Wit (1578) and Euphues and his England (1580), written in an elaborate style See also euphuism
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Noun1.Lyly - English writer noted for his elaborate style (1554-1606)
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