| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| ceilidh |
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| SYLLABICATION: | cei·lidh |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  k  l |
| NOUN: | An Irish or Scottish social gathering with traditional music, dancing, and storytelling. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Irish Gaelic céilidhe, from Old Irish célide, visit, from céle, companion. See kei-1 in Appendix I.
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