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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.

[Italian : commedia, comedy + dell'arte, of the guild, professional (from arte, art, craft, guild).]

commedia dell'arte (Italian) [kɔmˈmeːdia delˈlarte]

(Performing Arts / Theatre) 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

[Italian, literally: comedy of art]

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commedia dell'arte - Italian comedy of the 16th to 18th centuries improvised from standardized situations and stock characters

comedy - light and humorous drama with a happy ending

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commedia dell'arte (redirected from Commedia)

commedia dell'arte
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