"candlelight" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkæn.dl̩ˌlaɪt/ Audio: En-us-candlelight.oga Forms: candlelights [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English candel lyght, candyllyght, candyll-lyȝht, candel liȝt, candle lyȝt, candeliȝt, candel-liht, from Old English candel lēoht (“candlelight”), equivalent to candle + light. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|candel lyght}} Middle English candel lyght, {{inh|en|ang|candel lēoht|t=candlelight}} Old English candel lēoht (“candlelight”), {{com|en|candle|light}} candle + light Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} candlelight (usually uncountable, plural candlelights)
  1. The light emitted by a candle. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Light Synonyms: candle light, candle-light [archaic] Derived forms: candlelight dinner, candlelight vigil Related terms: candlelit Translations (the light of a candle): kerslig (Afrikaans), 燭光 (Chinese Mandarin), 烛光 (zhúguāng) (Chinese Mandarin), tlāhuīlli (Classical Nahuatl), kaarslicht [neuter] (Dutch), kynttilänvalo (Finnish), Kerzenlicht [neuter] (German), Kerzenschein [masculine] (German), kertaljós [neuter] (Icelandic), cahaya lilin (Indonesian), 촛불 (chotbul) (Korean), Taulchlicht [neuter] (Plautdietsch), свет от свечи́ (svet ot svečí) [masculine] (Russian), ljussken [neuter] (Swedish), mum ışığı (Turkish), kandelalit (Volapük)

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