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commedia dell'arte

/kəˈmeɪdiə dɛl ˈɑː(ɹ)teɪ/

commedia dell'arte noun: 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.

Noun

commedia dell'arte (countable and uncountable, plural commedie dell'arte or commedias dell'arte)

  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.
    Synonyms:
    commedia

Synonyms of commedia dell'arte

Forms of commedia dell'arte

pluralcommedie dell'arte
pluralcommedias dell'arte

Origin of commedia dell'arte

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

Questions about commedia dell'arte

What does commedia dell'arte mean?
Commedia dell'arte means 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.
What part of speech is commedia dell'arte?
Commedia dell'arte is a noun.
How do you pronounce commedia dell'arte?
Commedia dell'arte is pronounced /kəˈmeɪdiə dɛl ˈɑː(ɹ)teɪ/.
What is the plural of commedia dell'arte?
The plural of commedia dell'arte is commedie dell'arte.

Words near commedia dell'arte in the dictionary

  1. commeasure
  2. commeasured
  3. commeasures
  4. commeasuring
  5. commedia
  6. commedia dell'arte
  7. commedias
  8. commedias dell'arte
  9. commedie dell'arte
  10. commelinaceous
  11. commelinid

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