/ann lay vee"/ , n.
1. Fromental /frddaw mahonn tannl"/ , ( Jacques François Fromental Élie Lévy ), 1790-1862, French composer, esp. of operas.
2. his nephew, Ludovic /lyuu daw veek"/ , 1834-1908, French novelist and playwright: librettist in collaboration with Henri Meilhac.