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单词 credenza
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credenza

[ kri-den-zuh ]
/ krɪˈdɛn zə /
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noun

Also credence. a sideboard or buffet, especially one without legs.
a closed cabinet for papers, office supplies, etc., often of desk height and matching the other furniture in an executive's office.
Ecclesiastical. credence (def. 3).

Origin of credenza

1875–80; <Italian <Medieval Latin crēdentia (in ecclesiastical usage) a sideboard for holding sacramental vessels; see credence

Words nearby credenza

credence table, credendum, credent, credential, credentialism, credenza, Credé's method, credibility, credibility gap, credible, credit
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Example sentences from the Web for credenza

  • The Credenza goes on working, and the Gran Consiglio represents the body of privileged burghers.

    Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7)|John Addington Symonds
  • They also formed a council of eighty citizens, which they called the Credenza.

    History Of Florence And Of The Affairs Of Italy|Niccolo Machiavelli
  • The senate, composed of nobles, represented the credenza and the gran consiglio.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 1|Various

British Dictionary definitions for credenza

credenza
/ (krɪˈdɛnzə) /

noun

another name for credence table

Word Origin for credenza

Italian: see credence
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