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*(s)kend-
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*(s)kend-
Proto-Indo-European
# *(s)kend- **Type:** Etymological root **Language:** Proto-Indo-European **Slug:** s-kend ## Words From This Root - candidate - A person who is trying to be elected or chosen for a job or position. - candle - A stick of wax with a string through the middle that gives light when it burns. - candid - Honest and open, saying what you really think even when it is uncomfortable.
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Words from this root
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candidate
B1
/ˈkæn.dɪ.deɪt/
A person who is trying to be elected or chosen for a job or position.
candle
B1
/ˈkændəl/
A stick of wax with a string through the middle that gives light when it burns.
candid
C1
/ˈkæn.dɪd/
Honest and open, saying what you really think even when it is uncomfortable.
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