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The definition of a chandelier is a decorative light that hangs from the ceiling and that has branches for light bulbs or candles.

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A crystal light fixture that hangs from the ceiling over your dining room table and that has five different branches, each of which accommodates a light bulb, is an example of a chandelier.

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noun

a lighting fixture hung from a ceiling, with branches for candles, light bulbs, etc.

Origin: Fr < OFr chandelabre < L candelabrum < candela, candle

See chandelier in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A branched, decorative lighting fixture that holds a number of bulbs or candles and is suspended from a ceiling.

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Origin: Middle English chandeler

Origin: , from Old French chandelier

Origin: , from Vulgar Latin *candēlārium

Origin: , alteration of Latin candēlābrum, candelabrum; see candelabrum

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