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Noh

[noh] Pronunciation Key

–noun

Nō.

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No¹ also Noh (nō) Pronunciation Key
n. The classical drama of Japan, with music and dance performed in a highly stylized manner by elaborately dressed performers on an almost bare stage.

[Japanese nō, talent, ability, No, from Middle Chinese nəŋ.]

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Noh (nō) Pronunciation Key
n. Variant of No¹.

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Noh

traditional Japanese masked drama, 1871, from Japanese, lit. "ability, talent, function." Dramatic form also known as nogaku, with gaku "music."

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