candelabrum

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌkændəˈlɑbrəm/ UK /ˌkændɪˈlɑːbrəm/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
a large branched candlestick or lamp holder

A silver candelabrum lit the length of the banquet table.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a large branched... candlestickcandleholdercandelabramenorahsconce

Word family

Related forms candle candela chandelier

Etymology

From Latin candēlābrum ('candlestick'), from candēla ('candle'), from candēre ('to shine').

candēlābrum Latin candēla Latin

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Describing Qualities

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# candelabrum

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌkændəˈlɑbrəm/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌkændɪˈlɑːbrəm/

## Meanings
1. a large branched candlestick or lamp holder

## Examples
- A silver candelabrum lit the length of the banquet table.

## Synonyms
- candlestick
- candleholder
- candelabra
- menorah
- sconce

## Related Forms
- candle
- candela
- chandelier

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: candēlābrum
- Root: candēla

## Etymology
From Latin candēlābrum ('candlestick'), from candēla ('candle'), from candēre ('to shine').

## AI Etymology
Candelabrum comes from Latin candēlābrum ('candlestick'), from candēla ('candle'), from candēre ('to shine'). The historical trail runs through candēlābrum in Latin and candēla in Latin. Used as a noun, candelabrum now means "a large branched candlestick or lamp holder", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in related forms such as candle, candela, and chandelier. The result is a borrowed or transmitted form whose modern spelling carries a compact record of its route into English.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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