n. pl. eis·tedd·fods or eis·tedd·fod·au (ā′stĕth-vŏdī, ī′stĕth-) An annual competitive festival of Welsh poets and musicians. [Welsh : eistedd, sitting; see sed- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + bod, to be; see bheuə- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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