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单词 candelabrum
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
can•de•la•brum /ˌkændəˈlɑbrəm/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -bra (-brə), -brums. 
  1. an ornamental holder with several branching candlesticks.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
can•de•la•brum  (kan′dl äbrəm, -dl ā-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -bra (-brə),USA pronunciation -brums. 
  1. an ornamental branched holder for more than one candle.
  • Latin candēlābrum candlestick, equivalent. to candēl(a) candle + -abrum, variant (after stems with an -l-) of -bulum suffix of instruments; -ā- by analogy with deverbal derivatives
  • 1805–15

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
candelabrum /ˌkændɪˈlɑːbrəm/, candelabra n ( pl -bra / -brə/, -brums, -bras)
  1. a large branched candleholder or holder for overhead lights
Etymology: 19th Century: from Latin, from candēla candle
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