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单词 eisteddfodau
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
eis•tedd•fod  (ī steᵺvod, ā steᵺ-),USA pronunciation n., pl. eis•tedd•fods, eis•tedd•fod•au 
    (ā′steᵺ vodī, ī′steᵺ-).USA pronunciation 
  1. British Terms(in Wales) an annual festival, with competitions among poets and musicians.
  • Welsh: literally, session, equivalent. to eistedd sitting + fod, variant (by lenition) of bod being
  • 1815–25
eis′tedd•fodic, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
eisteddfod /aɪˈstɛdfəd; Welsh: aɪˈstɛðvɔd/ n ( pl -fods, -fodau /Welsh: aɪˌstɛðˈvɒdaɪ/)
  1. any of a number of annual festivals in Wales, esp the Royal National Eisteddfod, in which competitions are held in music, poetry, drama, and the fine arts
Etymology: 19th Century: from Welsh, literally: session, from eistedd to sit (from sedd seat) + -fod, from bod to be
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