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Date: 1700-1800
Language: French
Origin: 'candlestick', from Latin candelabrum; CANDELABRA

chandelier

 noun
     
chandelier
chan‧de‧lier [countable]
a large round frame for holding candles or lights that hangs from the ceiling and is decorated with small pieces of glass
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