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eisteddfod

American  
[ahy-steth-vod, ey-steth-] / aɪˈstɛð vɒd, eɪˈstɛð- /

noun

plural

eisteddfods, eisteddfodau

  1. (in Wales) an annual festival, with competitions among poets and musicians.

eisteddfod British  
/ aɪˈstɛðvɔd, aɪˈstɛdfəd /

noun

  1. any of a number of annual festivals in Wales, esp the Royal National Eisteddfod, in which competitions are held in music, poetry, drama, and the fine arts

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Other Word Forms

  • eisteddfodic adjective

Etymology

Origin of eisteddfod

1815–25; < Welsh: literally, session, equivalent to eistedd sitting + fod, variant (by lenition) of bod being

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