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eisteddfod

eis·tedd·fod

UK/aɪˈstɛðvɒd/ US/eɪˈstɛðvɒd/ uncommon

noun

1.

any of several annual Welsh festivals involving artistic competitions (especially in singing)

Origin

Unadapted borrowing from Welsh eisteddfod (“session”), from eistedd (“to sit”) + bod (“to be”), literally “being sitting”.

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