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Definition of Eisteddfods
1. eisteddfod [n] - See also: eisteddfod
Lexicographical Neighbors of Eisteddfods
Literary usage of Eisteddfods
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Music (1897)
"The official eisteddfods of Wales were suppressed about a century and a half ago,
because they were being employed for fostering the sentiment of Welsh ..."
2. Catalogue of printed literature in the Welsh department by John Ballinger, James Ifano Jones (1898)
"Annual Reports, with transactions of the Cymmrodorion Section at the National
eisteddfods. Edited by T. Marchant Williams, [1881-2-3] and E. Vincent Evans. ..."
3. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1872)
"No doubt many of my readers have heard of Welsh eisteddfods, or national gatherings
in honour of the une arta. The proceedings ordinarily consist of ..."
4. The Cambrian (1892)
"... and preaching and lecturing frequently in other churches during the week, "besides
taking a leading part in eisteddfods and in the transactions of the ..."
5. Proceedings by Royal Institution of Great Britain (1872)
"No doubt many who are present have heard of Welsh eisteddfods, which are national
gatherings in honour of the fine arts. The proceedings ordinarily consist ..."
6. The Gentleman's Magazine (1905)
"At the periodical eisteddfods, heroic stories, set to the wild, sweet music that
the Kymri have ever loved, were brought into competition. ..."
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