"Noh" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Nohs [plural]
Etymology: An irregular romanization of Japanese 能 (nō, literally “[performing] skill, talent”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|能|lit=􂀿performing􂁀 skill, talent|tr=nō}} Japanese 能 (nō, literally “[performing] skill, talent”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} Noh (countable and uncountable, plural Nohs)
  1. (uncountable) A kind of classical Japanese musical drama. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Art, Drama Translations (Japanese musical drama): 能劇 (Chinese Mandarin), 能剧 (Néngjù) (Chinese Mandarin), no-teatteri (Finnish), nō (Finnish), nō-teatteri (Finnish), [masculine] (French), (Hungarian), (Nō) (alt: のう) (Japanese), 能楽 (Nōgaku) (alt: のうがく) (Japanese), (english: No) (Korean), 노가쿠 (Nogaku) (Korean), но (no) [masculine] (Russian), Nō (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-Noh-en-noun-m-UvGLJp Disambiguation of Art: 51 49 Disambiguation of Drama: 45 55 Disambiguation of 'Japanese musical drama': 96 4
  2. (countable, rare, possibly dated) An individual play in this style. Tags: countable, dated, possibly, rare Categories (topical): Art, Drama Categories (place): Japan Synonyms: No, Nō
    Sense id: en-Noh-en-noun-DCR6PW0Q Disambiguation of Art: 51 49 Disambiguation of Drama: 45 55 Disambiguation of Japan: 17 83 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67

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