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Noun: commedia dell'arte  ku'mey-dee-u del'aa(r)-tee
  1. Italian comedy of the 16th to 18th centuries improvised from standardized situations and stock characters
    "The actors' improvisational skills were put to the test in the commedia dell'arte performance"

Derived forms: commedias dell'arte

Type of: comedy

Encyclopedia: Commedia dell'arte