chandelier
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chan·de·lier
(shăn′də-lîr′)n.
A branched, decorative lighting fixture that holds a number of bulbs or candles and is suspended from a ceiling.
[Middle English chandeler, from Old French chandelier, from Vulgar Latin *candēlārium, alteration of Latin candēlābrum, candelabrum; see candelabrum.]
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chandelier
(ˌʃændɪˈlɪə)n
(Furniture) an ornamental hanging light with branches and holders for several candles or bulbs
[C17: from French: candleholder, from Latin candelabrum]
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chan•de•lier
(ˌʃæn dlˈɪər)n.
a decorative, sometimes ornate light fixture suspended from a ceiling, usu. having branched supports for a number of lights.
[1655–65; < French: literally, something that holds candles; see chandler]
chan`de•liered′, adj.
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| Noun | 1. |  chandelier - branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceilinglighting fixture - a fixture providing artificial light |
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Translations
ثُريّـا ، نَجَفَه
lustr
lysekrone
arañaaraña de luces
لوستر
csillár
ljósakróna
sietynas
lustra
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chandelier
n → Kronleuchter m
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
chandelier
(ʃӕndəˈliə) noun a frame with many holders for lights, which hangs from the ceiling.
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