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candelabra
noun
can·de·la·bra
ˌkan-də-ˈlä-brə 
sometimes -ˈla-
: a branched candlestick or lamp with several lights
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Candleholders and a modern candelabra lamp that reinterpret the Swedish tradition of lighting windows during the darker months.
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Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2025
Ensconced in a historic palazzo in the city’s San Frediano neighborhood—long a haven for artisans—Moleria Locchi earned its reputation in the 1800s for painstakingly restoring glass and crystal treasures ranging from antique goblets to Murano candelabras.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 5 Sep. 2025
No expense is spared nor pregnant silence wasted as the camera meanders among opera balconies and palatial drawing rooms, drifting over silver candelabras and silk gloves.
—Elle Carroll, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2025
The fight was so bad, and Orson Welles took a lit candelabra and threw it at John Houseman, and the curtains caught on fire.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 29 July 2025
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Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2025
Ensconced in a historic palazzo in the city’s San Frediano neighborhood—long a haven for artisans—Moleria Locchi earned its reputation in the 1800s for painstakingly restoring glass and crystal treasures ranging from antique goblets to Murano candelabras.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 5 Sep. 2025
No expense is spared nor pregnant silence wasted as the camera meanders among opera balconies and palatial drawing rooms, drifting over silver candelabras and silk gloves.
—Elle Carroll, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2025
The fight was so bad, and Orson Welles took a lit candelabra and threw it at John Houseman, and the curtains caught on fire.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 29 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for candelabra
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“Candelabra.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/candelabra. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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candelabra
noun
can·de·la·bra
ˌkan-də-ˈläb-rə
also -ˈlab-
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