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candelabrum

can·de·lab·rum

UK/kændɪˈlɑːbɹəm/ US/kændɪˈleɪbɹəm/ uncommon

noun

1.

branched candlestick; ornamental; has several lights

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Origin

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

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