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 candelabrum

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