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candelabrum
(kan′də lä′brəm, -lā′-; also, -la′-)
noun pl. candelabra or candelabrums
a large branched candlestick or an electric lamp like this
also candelabra
Origin: L: see chandelier
See candelabrum in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun pl. can·de·la·bra (-brə) or can·de·la·brums
A large decorative candlestick having several arms or branches.
Origin:
Origin: Latin candēlābrum, candlestick
Origin: , from candēla, candle; see candle
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