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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: an informal social gathering at which there is Scottish or Irish folk music and singing and folk dancing and story telling

Merriam Webster's

also ceili noun Etymology: Irish céilí & Scottish Gaelic cèilidh visit, social evening, party with music and dancing, from Old Irish céilide visit, from céile servant, companion, neighbor; akin to Welsh cilydd companion, Old Breton kiled Date: 1875 Scottish & Irish a party with music, dancing, and often storytelling

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. orig. Ir. & Sc. an informal gathering for conversation, music, dancing, songs, and stories. Etymology: Gael.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(ceilidhs) A ceilidh is an informal entertainment, especially in Scotland or Ireland, at which there is folk music, singing, and dancing. N-COUNT