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Candide

Candide proper noun: a novel by Voltaire (in which the protagonist shares his moniker with the title.).

Proper noun

Candide

  1. A novel by Voltaire (in which the protagonist shares his moniker with the title.)
  2. The Operetta of the same name, by Leonard Bernstein.
  3. A naive and innocent person.
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Questions about Candide

What does Candide mean?
Candide means a novel by Voltaire (in which the protagonist shares his moniker with the title.).
What part of speech is Candide?
Candide is a proper noun.

Words near Candide in the dictionary

  1. candidateship
  2. candidateships
  3. candidating
  4. candidature
  5. candidatures
  6. Candide
  7. candidemia
  8. candidemias
  9. candidemic
  10. candider
  11. candidest

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