credenza

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credenza

/kɹəˈdɛnzə/ US

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Borrowed from Italian credenza. Doublet of credence.

noun credenzas · credenze

A sideboard or buffet. Two credenze dating about the middle of the century, shown in Figures 135 and 136, illustrate the stage of excessive ornamentation of furniture reached about this time.
A horizontal filing cabinet, typically placed behind a desk. I wandered over to his record collection, past his mantel displaying mid-century lighters, past his closet filled with trench coats and shoehorns, past his credenza stacked with pamphlets.

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@misc{credenza_2026,
  title = {credenza},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/credenza},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}