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eisteddfod

(īs tet̸h′vôd′)

a yearly meeting in Wales of poets, musicians, etc., at which prizes are given for compositions and performances: 19th-cent. revival of an old Welsh custom

Origin: Welsh, a sitting, session < *eistedd, to sit (< *eitsedd < IE *aty-en-sed-< base *sed- > L sedere, sit

See eisteddfod in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. eis·tedd·fods or eis·tedd·fod·au (āˌstĕÞ-vŏdˈī, īˌstĕÞ-)

An annual competitive festival of Welsh poets and musicians.

Origin:

Origin: Welsh

Origin: : eistedd, sitting; see sed- in Indo-European roots

Origin: + bod, to be; see bheuə- in Indo-European roots

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