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Origin:
1815–25; < Welsh: literally, session, equivalent to eistedd sitting + fod, variant (by lenition) of bod being
1815–25; < Welsh: literally, session, equivalent to eistedd sitting + fod, variant (by lenition) of bod being
Related forms
eis·tedd·fod·ic, adjective
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Eisteddfodau
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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Word Origin & History
eisteddfod
"annual assembly of Welsh bards," 1822, from W., lit. "session," from eistedd "to sit" (from sedd "seat") + bod "to be."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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