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# candelabra

«candelabra» in Mova's school dictionary: **A branched holder with several arms for candles or lamps…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (candelabra, candelabras)

### meaning for a pupil

A branched holder with several arms for candles or lamps, often made of brass or silver. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candelabra/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

in stories, a grand holder that lights a hall; «gas candelabra» are holders for gas lamps

### examples

- The brass candelabra lit the room. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candelabra/#x1)
- Five candles burned in the candelabra. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candelabra/#x2)
- The old candelabra fell to the floor. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candelabra/#x3)

### note

nothing for maths

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «candelabra» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/candelabra/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.