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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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Others adapted smaller versions of that design, placing the bouquets beside busts, oversized candelabras and cascading bundles of grapes.
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Dave Quinn, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025
The following day, the couple exchanged handwritten vows in an intimate forest ceremony at an altar lit with gold candelabra.
—Erin Clack, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
The following day, the couple exchanged handwritten vows in an intimate forest ceremony at an altar lit with gold candelabra.
—Erin Clack, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
The most glorious local display of these trees is to be found at the Getty Center terrace garden in Brentwood, where a mass of them are planted near African candelabra (Euphorbia ingens), another magnificent succulent tree.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 22 Mar. 2025
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Dave Quinn, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025
The following day, the couple exchanged handwritten vows in an intimate forest ceremony at an altar lit with gold candelabra.
—Erin Clack, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
The following day, the couple exchanged handwritten vows in an intimate forest ceremony at an altar lit with gold candelabra.
—Erin Clack, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
The most glorious local display of these trees is to be found at the Getty Center terrace garden in Brentwood, where a mass of them are planted near African candelabra (Euphorbia ingens), another magnificent succulent tree.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 22 Mar. 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 6 May. 2025.
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candelabra
noun
can·de·la·bra
ˌkan-də-ˈläb-rə
also -ˈlab-
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