can·de·la·brum

can·de·la·brum
/ˌkændəˈlɑːbrəm/ noun, pl -bra /-brə/ also -brums [count]

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  • can|de|la|brum — «KAN duh LAH bruhm, LAY », noun, plural bra or brums. an ornamental candlestick with several branches for candles. ╂[< Latin candēlābrum < candēla; see etym. under candle (Cf. ↑candle)] Usage The plural candelabra is sometimes understood as …   Useful english dictionary

  • brum — brum·by; brum·my; brum·stone; can·de·la·brum; cere·brum; mem·brum; brum·ma·gem; la·brum; …   English syllables

  • can — a·can·thus; ac·o·can·thera; af·ri·can·ism; af·ri·can·i·za·tion; af·ri·can·ize; af·ri·can·oid; af·ri·can·thro·pus; alas·can; al·can·na; ali·can·te; al·mu·can·tar; amer·i·can·ese; amer·i·can·ess; amer·i·can·ism; amer·i·can·ist; amer·i·can·is·tic;… …   English syllables

  • Brum — may refer to:* Brummagem, a colloquial name for Birmingham, England or the Birmingham dialect * Brummie, inhabitants of Birmingham or the Birmingham dialect *Brum (TV series), a children s television series about an intelligent car * Brum can be… …   Wikipedia

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  • Brum — This unusual name is one of the variant forms of the more familiar surname Broom or Broome . As such, the name is of Anglo Saxon origin, and can be either a topographical or a locational surname. If the former, the name denotes residence near a… …   Surnames reference

  • Le Brum — This interesting and unusual surname is a variant of Le Brum, which is of French origin, and is from a nickname for someone who had brown hair, a brown complexion, or who wore brown clothing, derived from the Old French bun , brown, similar to… …   Surnames reference

  • candelabrum — can·de·la·brum …   English syllables

  • candelabra — can|de|la|bra [ˌkændəˈla:brə] n also can|de|la|brum [ ˈla:brəm]plural candelabra [Date: 1800 1900; : Latin; Origin: , plural of candelabrum, from candela; CANDLE] a decorative object which holds several ↑candles or lamps …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • candelabrum — can•de•la•brum [[t]ˌkæn dlˈɑ brəm, dlˈeɪ [/t]] n. pl. bra( brə), brums. an ornamental branched holder for more than one candle • Etymology: 1805–15; < L candēlābrum candlestick …   From formal English to slang

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