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单词 eisteddfod
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Definition of eisteddfod in English:

eisteddfod

nounPlural eisteddfodau, Plural eisteddfodsʌɪˈstɛðvɒdʌɪˈstɛdvədaɪˈstɛðˌvɑd
  • A competitive festival of music and poetry in Wales.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The eisteddfodau in Wales are of course a wonderful tradition where you had singing and poetry competitions in any given village every different Saturday.
    • This is regarded as the premier eisteddfod across the globe.
    • First, anyone who has participated in a piano eisteddfod, a dance competition or a debating tournament as a teenager knows that the fierce competition we throw children into is not cute or amusing, it is intense and potentially scarring.
    • But I don't think we can abandon the eisteddfod altogether; it is a too important community event.
    • The nineteenth-century revival of the eisteddfod and of the study of Welsh antiquities was initially encouraged by Anglican clergy and gentry.
    Synonyms
    fete, fair, gala day, gala, carnival, fiesta, jamboree, pageant

Origin

Welsh, literally 'session', from eistedd 'sit'.

 
 

Definition of eisteddfod in US English:

eisteddfod

nounīˈsteT͟Hˌvädaɪˈstɛðˌvɑd
  • A competitive festival of music and poetry in Wales, in particular the annual National Eisteddfod.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The eisteddfodau in Wales are of course a wonderful tradition where you had singing and poetry competitions in any given village every different Saturday.
    • The nineteenth-century revival of the eisteddfod and of the study of Welsh antiquities was initially encouraged by Anglican clergy and gentry.
    • First, anyone who has participated in a piano eisteddfod, a dance competition or a debating tournament as a teenager knows that the fierce competition we throw children into is not cute or amusing, it is intense and potentially scarring.
    • This is regarded as the premier eisteddfod across the globe.
    • But I don't think we can abandon the eisteddfod altogether; it is a too important community event.
    Synonyms
    fete, fair, gala day, gala, carnival, fiesta, jamboree, pageant

Origin

Welsh, literally ‘session’, from eistedd ‘sit’.

 
 
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