Candelabrum Definition

kăndl-äbrəm, -ăbrəm, -ābrəm
candelabra, candelabrums
noun
candelabra
A candleholder, especially a large or ornate one with several arms or branches.
American Heritage
A large branched candlestick or an electric lamp like this.
Webster's New World
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Candelabrum

Noun

Singular:
candelabrum
Plural:
candelabra, candelabrums

Origin of Candelabrum

  • Latin candēlābrum candlestick from candēla candle candle

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin candēlābrum (“candlestick”), from candēla (“candle”).

    From Wiktionary

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