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kotow
('k/oU/'t/AU/
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noun (n)
- a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission(noun.communication)source: wordnet30
- The prostration made by mandarins and others to their superiors, either as homage or worship, by knocking the forehead on the ground. There are degrees in the rite, the highest being expressed by three knockings.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- To perform the kotow.(verb)source: webster1913
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