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| com·me·dia dell'arte [ kə màydee ə də lrtee ] |
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type of 17C comedy: an Italian form of popular comedy developed during the 16th and 17th centuries, characterized by the use of stock characters and familiar plots
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| [Late 19th century. < Italian, literally "comedy of art"] |
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