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Noun: kabuki  ku'boo-kee
  1. A form of Japanese theatre in which elaborately costumed male performers use stylized movements, dances, and songs in order to enact tragedies and comedies
    "Tourists in Tokyo often attend a Kabuki performance to experience traditional Japanese culture";
    - Kabuki

Derived forms: kabukis

Encyclopedia: Kabuki