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Originally appearing in Volume V15, Page 922 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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KOWTOW , or KoTou, the See also:

Chinese ceremonial See also:act of prostration as a sign of See also:homage, submission, or See also:worship. The word is formed from ko, knock, and iou, See also:head. To the See also:emperor, the " kowtow " is performed by kneeling three times, each act accompanied by touching the ground with the forehead.

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