[noh] 
| classic drama of Japan, developed chiefly in the 14th century, employing verse, prose, choral song, and dance in highly conventionalized formal and thematic patterns derived from religious sources and folk myths. |
| No 1 also Noh (nō) 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.] |
| Noh (nō) n. Variant of No1. |
