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Noh (nəʊ Pronunciation for Noh ) 

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noun

  1. a variant spelling of No1

No1 or Noh (nəʊ Pronunciation for )

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noun

Word forms:   plural No, Noh
  1. the stylized classic drama of Japan, developed in the 15th century or earlier, using music, dancing, chanting, elaborate costumes, and themes from religious stories or myths

Word Origin

from Japanese nō talent, from Chinese neng

No2 (nəʊ Pronunciation for No2 ) 

Definitions

noun

  1. See Lake No

Example Sentences Including 'Noh'

BRITTEN'S Curlew River is a 15th-century Japanese Noh play, Sumida-gawa, transplanted to the English Fens.
Times, Sunday Times (2001)
Noh , T. & J. Kimura (eds) 1983. Japan: a regional geography of an island nation.
Cloke, Paul J (ed) Rural Land-Use Planning in Developed Nations
Plus a new piece from Beijing-born Zhou Lang, Mahler and Chinoiserie, and Britten and Noh Theatre.
Times, Sunday Times (2004)

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