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noa

The English word “noa” has 2 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Non-taboo; serving to replace a taboo name or term.
  2. Non-sacred; such that it must be kept separate from what is taboo.

Etymology

From the Polynesian term noa, e.g. Hawaiian noa (“free of taboo”).

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