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  1. Commedia dell'arte ( / kɒˈmeɪdiə dɛlˈɑːrteɪ, kə -, - ˈmɛdiə, - ˈɑːrtiː / kom-AY-dee-ə del-AR-tay, kəm-, -⁠ED-ee-ə, -⁠AR-tee, [1] [2] Italian: [komˈmɛːdja delˈlarte]; lit. 'comedy of the profession') [3] was an early form of professional theatre, originating from Italian theatre, that was popular throughout Europe ...

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  2. lazzo. harlequinade. commedia dell’arte, Italian theatrical form that flourished throughout Europe from the 16th through the 18th century. Outside Italy, the form had its greatest success in France, where it became the Comédie-Italienne. In England, elements from it were naturalized in the harlequinade in pantomime and in the Punch-and-Judy ...

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