how to pronounce ceilidh

/ˈkɛɪ.li/

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ceilidh is pronounced in two syllables

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meanings of ceilidh

noun:

An informal social gathering where traditional Irish or Scottish folk music is played, with dancing and storytelling.

ceilidh frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word ceilidh occurs in english on average 0.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics ceilidh can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that ceilidh can be often used in the following areas:

1) leisure and entertainment;