commedia dell'arte

== English == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Italian commedia dell'arte (literally “comedy of the art”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kəˈmeɪdiə dɛl ˈɑː(ɹ)teɪ/ === Noun === commedia dell'arte (countable and uncountable, plural commedie dell'arte or commedias dell'arte) (theater) 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. Synonym: commedia ==== Translations ==== == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /komˈmɛ.dja delˈlar.te/ === Noun === commedia dell'arte f (plural commedie dell'arte) commedia dell'arte ==== Descendants ==== → English: commedia dell'arte