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noa

American  
[noh-uh] / ˈnoʊ ə /

adjective

  1. (among the Polynesians and other peoples of the South Pacific) not set apart as sacred or affected by any ban; available for general use; not taboo.

  2. Linguistics. a non-taboo substitute used in place of a word or phrase that is taboo.


Example Sentences

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Quem nao tem visto Lisboa, noa tem know what beauty is.*

From Time Magazine Archive

Two lines: We want noa taxes on food, lad, nor on clothes nor shoes nor light; Tha's a better plan ner that, Ben, for keeping t'home fires bright.

From Time Magazine Archive

Awst be better when spring comes, aw think,    But aw feel varry sickly an waik, Awve noa relish for mait nor for drink,    An awm ommost too weary to laik.

From Yorkshire Lyrics Poems written in the Dialect as Spoken in the West Riding of Yorkshire. To which are added a Selection of Fugitive Verses not in the Dialect by Hartley, John

Ea, hoea iluna o Mauna Kilohana, Na kaha poohiwi mau no he inoa. 15Ua noa e, ua pii'a kou wahi kapu, e-e!

From Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula by Emerson, Nathaniel Bright

We minds oursens An' thinks noa more of foaks than hens, Coz if I doant behave mysen— Or him— We parts!—

From Rebel Verses by Gilbert, Bernard