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Eid

or 'Id (ēd)

1. Eid al-Adha.

2. Eid al-Fitr.

[Arabic 'īd, feast, from Aramaic 'ed, day of assembly, from 'ad, to fix a time; see wʕd in Semitic roots.]

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Eid

(iːd)

(Islam) another name for Eid-ul-Fitr

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Translations

Eid

[ˈiːd] n (also Eid-al-Fitr, Eid-ul-Fitr) → Aïd m

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