English Explanatory Dictionary

commedia dell'arte

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An early form of Italian theatre characterised by stock characters in a variety of masks, popular in Europe from the 16th to the 18th century.

Pronunciation

/kəˈmeɪdiə dɛl ˈɑː(ɹ)teɪ/

Word forms

commedia dell'arte commedie dell'arte commedias dell'arte

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian commedia dell'arte (literally “comedy of the art”).

Synonyms

commedia
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