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ceilidh noun [ ˈkeɪli ]

• a social event with Scottish or Irish folk music and singing, traditional dancing, and storytelling.
Origin: late 19th century: from Scottish Gaelic ceilidh and Irish célidhe (earlier form of céilí ), from Old Irish céilide ‘visit, visiting’, from céile ‘companion’.


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