candelabrum
1 synonym for candelabrum, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A stand for candles that has several branches, so it can hold more than one candle at a time.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
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candelabra
Etymology
An unadapted borrowing from Latin candēlābrum ("candlestick"), from candēla. It is a doublet of chandelier, and it displaced the native Old English word candeltrēow (literally "candle tree").
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