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   candle

   /ˈkandl/

   noun

   • 1. a cylinder or block of wax or tallow with a central wick which is lit to produce light as it burns: "the candle flickered in the cold night air"
   • 2. a unit of luminous intensity, superseded by the candela.

   verb

   • 1. (of a poultry breeder) test (an egg) for freshness or fertility by holding it to the light: "the egg was candled—it was fertile"

   Word Origin Old Englishcandel, from Latin candela, from candere ‘be white or glisten’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. candler noun

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