First Known Use: 1920
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Bunraku
noun Bun·ra·ku \bu̇n-ˈrä-(ˌ)kü\
Definition of BUNRAKU
: Japanese puppet theater featuring large costumed wooden puppets, puppeteers who are onstage, and a chanter who speaks all the lines
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Japanese
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