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candidatus.

candidate (office) (white toga); aspirant/office seeker; one who strives for; candidacy (for office);

10 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[kan.dɪˈdaː.tʊs]Classical-Latin[kan.diˈdaː.tus]
  1. dressed in white

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
Where this word comes from

From candidus (“white, shining, clear”) + -ātus.

noun[kan.dɪˈdaː.tʊs]Classical-Latin[kan.diˈdaː.tus]
  1. a candidate for the praetorship

    declension-2
  2. claimant, aspirant, one striving as a candidate

    declension-2
Where this word comes from

Nominalization of candidātus, since candidates for office wore a white toga.

noun[kan.dɪˈdaː.tʊs]Classical-Latin[kan.diˈdaː.tus]
  1. candidacy

    declension-4
Where this word comes from

Rebracketing of the above noun, see -ātus (forming abstract nouns).

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