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noun
A type of Indian folk theatre, based on folklore and mythological dramas with interludes of song and dance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
An individual performance of this kind.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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History
Borrowed from Hindi नौटंकी (nauṭaṅkī), from the title of a play based on a Multani folktale, ‘The Musical Drama of Queen Nautanki’.
