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cre·denza (kri den′zə)

noun

  1. a type of buffet or sideboard
  2. a low cabinet for use as in an office

Etymology: It, buffet holding foods to be tasted before serving, orig., faith, confidence (in fare la credenza, to make confidence, to taste) < ML credentia, credence

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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