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eisteddfodic

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eis⋅tedd⋅fod

[ahy-steth-vod, ey-steth-]
–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


eis⋅tedd⋅fod⋅ic, adjective
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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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