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Eid al-Fitr

or Eid ul-Fi·tr

[ eed uhl-fee-truh ]

noun

  1. an Islamic festival that begins the day after Ramadan ends.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Eid al-Fitr1

First recorded in 1730–40, Eid al-Fitr is from Arabic ʿīd al-fiṭr “festival of the breaking of the fast”

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