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CANDELABRA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does candelabra mean? 

CANDELABRA (noun)
  The noun CANDELABRA has 1 sense:

1. branched candlestick; ornamental; has several lightsplay

  Familiarity information: CANDELABRA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CANDELABRA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Branched candlestick; ornamental; has several lights

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

candelabra; candelabrum

Hypernyms ("candelabra" is a kind of...):

candle holder; candlestick (a holder with sockets for candles)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "candelabra"):

menorah ((Judaism) a candelabrum with nine branches; used during the Hanukkah festival)

Menorah ((Judaism) a candelabrum with seven branches used in ceremonies to symbolize the seven days of Creation)


 Context examples 


Let me assure them that this little bundle of letters would give more joy than all the candelabra and butter-dishes in London.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)



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