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credenza

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cre·den·za  (kr-dnz)
n.
1. A buffet, sideboard, or bookcase, especially one without legs.
2. A piece of office furniture having a long flat top and often containing file drawers, a kneehole, and accessories for a computer.
[Italian, from Medieval Latin crdentia, trust (possibly from the practice of placing food and drink on a sideboard to be tasted by a servant before being served to ensure that it contained no poison); see credence.]
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Noun1.credenza - a kind of sideboard or buffet
credence
buffet, sideboard, counter - a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers
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