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+ ==Etymology==

+ First recorded c. 1600,^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate) [[bor|la|candidātus|t=clothed in white; candidate for office]],^(OED 1989)^(RHWU) [[der|la|candidus|t=white]].^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate) The name alludes to the white toga worn by candidates for office in ancient Rome;^(MW Collegiate)^(OED 1989) such togas were probably whitened with fine powdered chalk.^(Etymonline) Latin ''candidus'' goes back to ''candere'' “to shine”, [[der|ine-pro|*kand-|t=to shine]].^(Etymonline)

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+ By surface analysis, [[af|en|candid|-ate]].^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==References==

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