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Commedia Dell'arte

see synonyms of commedia dell'arte

Noun

1. commedia dell'arte

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Commedia Dell'arte

see synonyms of commedia dell'arte
noun
a form of popular comedy developed in Italy during the 16th to 18th centuries, with stock characters such as Punchinello, Harlequin, and Columbine, in situations improvised from a plot outline

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Commedia Dell'arte

see synonyms of commedia dell'arte
a type of Italian comedy developed in the 16th through 18th cent. and employing a stereotyped plot, improvised dialogue, and stock characters such as Pantaloon, Harlequin, and Columbine

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Commedia Dell'arte

see synonyms of commedia dell'arte
n.
A type of comedy developed in Italy in the 16th and 17th centuries and characterized by improvisation from a standard plot outline and the use of stock characters, often in traditional masks and costumes.

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