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Candelabra

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A candelabrum.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. Plural form of candelabrum.

n. A single candelabrum.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. a branched, ornamental candlestick having several sockets for candles.

n. a branched, ornamental electric light fixture, resembling an candelabra[wn1], having several sockets for lights.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. branched candlestick; ornamental; has several lights

Word Usage

"Before them they lighted brilliant flambeaux of wax in candelabra of gold, but their faces outshone the flambeaux, for that they had eyes sharper than unsheathed swords and the lashes of their eyelids bewitched all hearts."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

candleholder candlestick

Hyponym

menorah

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

candelabrum

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

Abra Sabra abra macabre sabra

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

chandelier candlestick candelabrum crucifix knocker