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cei⋅lidh

[key-lee]
–noun Irish, Scot., and Canadian (chiefly Prince Edward Island).
a party, gathering, or the like, at which singing and storytelling are the usual forms of entertainment.

Origin:
< Ir céilidhe, ScotGael cèilidh, MIr célide, deriv. of OIr céile companion
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cei·lidh   (kā'lē)   
n.  An Irish or Scottish social gathering with traditional music, dancing, and storytelling.

[Irish Gaelic céilidhe, from Old Irish célide, visit, from céle, companion; see kei-1 in Indo-European roots.]
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ceilidh 
1875, from Ir. ceilidhe, from O.Ir. ceile "companion."
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