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A large decorative candlestick having several arms or branches.
[Latin candēlābrum, candlestick, from candēla, candle. See candle.]
Dictionary:
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[Latin candēlābrum, candlestick, from candēla, candle. See candle.]
| Architecture: candelabrum |
1. A movable candle lampstand with central shaft and, often, branches or a decorative representation thereof.
2. A lighting device designed as an architectural fixture, composed as in definition 1, above. Also see lamp post.
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Bibliography
See F. W. Robins, The Story of the Lamp (and the Candle) (1939).
| WordNet: candelabrum |
The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
branched candlestick; ornamental; has several lights
Synonym: candelabra
| candelabra | |
| menorah | |
| chandelier |
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