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pansori

pansori noun: a traditional Korean style of narrative song, in which a single performer is accompanied by a drummer.

pansori: a traditional Korean style of narrative song, in which a single performer is accompanied by a...
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Noun

pansori (countable and uncountable, plural pansoris or pansori)

  1. (uncountable) A traditional Korean style of narrative song, in which a single performer is accompanied by a drummer.
  2. (countable) An individual song in this style.

Forms of pansori

pluralpansoris
pluralpansori

Origin of pansori

From Korean 판소리.

Questions about pansori

What does pansori mean?
Pansori means a traditional Korean style of narrative song, in which a single performer is accompanied by a drummer.
What part of speech is pansori?
Pansori is a noun.
What is the plural of pansori?
The plural of pansori is pansoris.

Words near pansori in the dictionary

  1. pansophically
  2. pansophism
  3. pansophist
  4. pansophists
  5. pansophy
  6. pansori
  7. pansoris
  8. panspecific
  9. panspermatic
  10. panspermatism
  11. panspermatist

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