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chandlery

/ˈt͡ʃændləɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables
chan-dlery
IPA
/ˈt͡ʃændləɹi/
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The art or trade of candlemaking.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A business, shop or warehouse used in candlemaking.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An operation (usually, a business) which provides supplies.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The merchandise of a chandler.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle French chandelerie, from chandelier (“chandler”). Equivalent to candle + -ery.

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Inflected Forms

chandleries (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce chandlery?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈt͡ʃændləɹi/.
What does chandlery mean?
The art or trade of candlemaking.
Where does chandlery come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

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