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eisteddfodau

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eis⋅tedd⋅fod

  [ahy-steth-vod, ey-steth-]
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–noun, plural eis⋅tedd⋅fods, eis⋅tedd⋅fod⋅au  [ey-steth-vod-ahy, ahy-steth-] .
(in Wales) an annual festival, with competitions among poets and musicians.
Origin:
1815–25; < Welsh: lit., session, equiv. to eistedd sitting + fod, var. (by lenition) of bod being

Related forms:
eis⋅tedd⋅fod⋅ic, adjective
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eis·tedd·fod   (ā-stěth'vŏd, ī-stěth'-)   
n.   pl. eis·tedd·fods or eis·tedd·fod·au (ā'stěth-vŏd'ī, ī'stěth-)
An annual competitive festival of Welsh poets and musicians.

[Welsh : eistedd, sitting; see sed- in Indo-European roots + bod, to be; see bheuə- in Indo-European roots.]
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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, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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