noun · irregular · rare

candelabrum

can·de·la·brum

candelabrum · candelabra

канделябр

Kerzenständer, Armleuchter, Kandelaber

A candle holder with branches to hold more than one candleA candle holder with branches to hold more than one candle.

UK/kændɪˈlɑːbɹəm/US/ˌkæn.dl̩ˈɑ.bɹəm/

» Your great-grandfather's candelabra was in the trunk in the attic.

Meaning

1 senses

A candle holder with branches to hold more than one candle.
Kerzenständer, Armleuchter, Kandelaber
канделя́брkandeljábr
канделя́брkandeljábr

More definitions

branched candlestick; ornamental; has several lights

Examples

2 sentences

Your great-grandfather's candelabra was in the trunk in the attic.
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With deep and reverent awe I replaced the candelabrum in its former position.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

candle holder:

Русский

By meaning 1

candle holder:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

candle holder:

Origin

Unadapted borrowing from Latin candēlābrum (“candlestick”), from candēla. Doublet of chand

Unadapted borrowing from Latin candēlābrum (“candlestick”), from candēla. Doublet of chandelier. Displaced native Old English candeltrēow (literally “candle tree”).

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