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Noh

American  
[noh] / noʊ /

noun

  1. a genre of traditional Japanese musical theater featuring chants, dancing, and masks, and characterized by heroic themes.


Noh British  
/ nəʊ /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of No 1

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The extraordinary scene with the medium in “Rashomon” stems directly from Noh, with the voice of the dead nobleman distorted into a screeching, growling outburst.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 17, 2025

The characters’ inexpressive faces are closer to Noh theater than to the Globe.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 17, 2025

Then again, how important is the gender of the Madwoman, which I have sung, in “Curlew River”? Britten uses the ritual resources of Japanese Noh theater to create a sort of distancing.

From New York Times Jun. 4, 2023

Noh, who tied the course record with an opening-round 60, played in the afternoon.

From Seattle Times May 12, 2023

Noh kakil, noh, great, kak, fire, is the usual word for the smallpox.

From The Maya Chronicles Brinton's Library Of Aboriginal American Literature, Number 1 by Brinton, Daniel Garrison

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