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Eid al-Fitr

or Eid ul-Fi·tr

[ eed uh l-fee-truh ]

/ id əlˈfi trə /

noun

an Islamic festival that begins the day after Ramadan ends.

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Origin of Eid al-Fitr

First recorded in 1730–40, Eid al-Fitr is from the Arabic word ʿīd al-fiṭr “festival of the breaking of the fast”

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019