candelabra
[ kan-dl-ah-bruh, -dl-ey- ]
/ ˌkæn dlˈɑ brə, -dlˈeɪ- /
noun, plural can·de·la·bras for 2.
a plural of candelabrum.
a candelabrum.
Words nearby candelabra
cancroid,
cancrum,
cancún,
candace,
candela,
candelabra,
candelabrum,
candelilla,
candent,
candescent,
candia
Definition for candelabra (2 of 2)
candelabrum
[ kan-dl-ah-bruh m, -ab-ruh m ]
/ ˌkæn dlˈɑ brəm, -ˈæb rəm /
noun, plural can·de·la·bra [kan-dl-ah-bruh, -ab-ruh] /ˌkæn dlˈɑ brə, -ˈæb rə/, can·de·la·brums.
an ornamental branched holder for more than one candle.
Origin of candelabrum
1805–15; < Latin
candēlābrum candlestick, equivalent to
candēl(a)
candle +
-abrum, variant (after stems with an
-l-) of
-bulum suffix of instruments;
-ā- by analogy with deverbal derivatives
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British Dictionary definitions for candelabra
candelabrum
candelabra
/ (ˌkændɪˈlɑːbrəm) /
noun plural -bra (-brə), -brums or -bras
a large branched candleholder or holder for overhead lights
Word Origin for candelabrum
C19: from Latin, from
candēla
candle