(baɪˈræm; ˈbaɪræm) n (Islam) either of two Muslim festivals, one (Lesser Bairam) falling at the end of Ramadan, the other (Greater Bairam) 70 days later at the end of the Islamic year[from Turkish bayrām]
Bai•ram
(baɪˈrɑm, ˈbaɪ rɑm)
n. 1. ‘Id al-Adha. 2. a fast day after Ramadan. [1590–1600; < Turkish bayram literally, festival, ultimately < Iranian]