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Noh

2 stages from Japanese to English.

Today it means a classical Japanese form of masked, highly stylized musical theater

Where does the word "noh" come from? It comes from Japanese nō, adopted directly into English (early 1900s).

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Stage 1 of 2
nō
Japanese · 14th century
"skill, talent; a classical masked drama form"
named a masked, stylized form of musical drama refined for the samurai court
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Stage 2 of 2
noh
English · early 1900s
"classical Japanese masked musical drama"
entered English theater criticism as Japanese drama became known in the West
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