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tokonoma definition

to·ko·noma (tō′kə nō′mə)

noun

a wall niche in a Japanese home for displaying a kakemono, flowers, etc.

Etymology: Jpn < toko, raised floor for flower displays, etc. + no, attributive suffix + ma, space, room

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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