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ceroferary

ceroferary noun: a candleholder, especially for a large church candle.

Noun

ceroferary (plural ceroferaries)

  1. A candleholder, especially for a large church candle.

Forms of ceroferary

pluralceroferaries

Origin of ceroferary

See cero- (“wax”) + Latin -fer (“carrying, bearing”). By surface analysis, cero- + -fer + -ary.

Questions about ceroferary

What does ceroferary mean?
Ceroferary means a candleholder, especially for a large church candle.
What part of speech is ceroferary?
Ceroferary is a noun.
What is the plural of ceroferary?
The plural of ceroferary is ceroferaries.

Words near ceroferary in the dictionary

  1. cerococcid
  2. cerococcids
  3. ceroes
  4. cerofer
  5. ceroferaries
  6. ceroferary
  7. cerofers
  8. cerograph
  9. cerographic
  10. cerographical
  11. cerographies

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