COMMEDIA DELL'ARTE


Meaning of COMMEDIA DELL'ARTE in English

Pronunciation: k ə - ˌ m ā -d ē - ə -( ˌ )del- ' är-t ē , k ə - ˌ me-

Function: noun

Etymology: Italian, literally, comedy of art

Date: 1823

: Italian comedy of the 16th to 18th centuries improvised from standardized situations and stock characters

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