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candidat.

candidate

8 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/kɑ̃.di.da/
  1. candidate

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin candidātus (“a person who is standing for public office”), from candidus (“candid, white”), in reference to Roman candidates wearing bleached white togas as a symbol of purity at a public forum.

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