credenza

[ kri-den-zuh ]
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noun
  1. Also credence. a sideboard or buffet, especially one without legs.

  2. a closed cabinet for papers, office supplies, etc., often of desk height and matching the other furniture in an executive's office.

  1. Ecclesiastical. credence (def. 3).

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Origin of credenza

1
1875–80; <Italian <Medieval Latin crēdentia (in ecclesiastical usage) a sideboard for holding sacramental vessels; see credence

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credenza

/ (krɪˈdɛnzə) /


noun
  1. another name for credence table

Origin of credenza

1
Italian: see credence

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