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proper noun

Chandeleur

/ʃɑ̃d.lœʁ/

proper noun/ʃɑ̃d.lœʁ/

Candlemas

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *candelōrum, an alteration of candelārum, an ellipsis of festa candelārum. This is a rare example of a French word directly descended from a genitive form; compare leur from illōrum.