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eis·tedd·fod (īs tet̸h′vôd′)

noun pl. eisteddfods -·fods, eisteddfodau eis′·tedd·fod′au (īs′tet̸h vôd′ī′)

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

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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