HOW TO PRONOUNCE
chandelier
/ˌʃæn.dəˈlɪɚ/
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What does chandelier mean?
noun
- A branched, often ornate, light fixture suspended from a ceiling.
- One lit by candles.
- A fictional bidder used to increase the price at an auction.
More meanings (2)
noun
- An endoilluminator used in eye surgery.
- (obsolete) A portable frame used to support temporary wooden fences.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌʃæn.dəˈlɪɚ/
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It had a little altar which was neatly arranged, and the room was furnished with a magnificent brass chandelier.
There was a chandelier from Tiddlywinks for the look of the thing, but of course she lit the residence herself.
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The chandelier, the immense mass of the chandelier was slipping down, coming toward them, at the call of that fiendish voice.
As a result it was no uncommon thing to see bright sparks snapping between the chandelier and the lighting wires during a sharp thunder-storm.
He climbed up the stepladder, which creaked under his weight, and began to twist the tough stems of the holly into the frame-work of the chandelier.