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candelabrums

candelabrums is the plural of candelabrum.

Meaning of candelabrum

Noun

candelabrum (plural candelabra or (very rare) candelabrums)

  1. A candle holder with branches to hold more than one candle.
    • The chair she sat in, like a burnished throne, / Glowed on the marble, where the glass […] Doubled the flames of sevenbranched candelabra / Reflecting light upon the table as / The glitter of her jewels rose to meet it, […]1922 October, T[homas] S[tearns] Eliot, “Part II. A Game of Chess.”, in The Waste Land, 1st book edition, New York, N.Y.: Boni and Liveright, published December 1922, →OCLC, page 17

Questions about candelabrums

What is candelabrums the plural of?
Candelabrums is the plural of candelabrum.

Words near candelabrums in the dictionary

  1. candelabralike
  2. candelabras
  3. candelabrin
  4. candelabrum
  5. candelabrumlike
  6. candelabrums
  7. candelae
  8. Candelaria
  9. Candelaria de la Frontera
  10. Candelario
  11. Candelarios

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