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candle

Syllabification: (can·dle)

Pronunciation: /ˈkandl/

Definition of candle

a cylinder or block of wax or tallow with a central wick that is lit to produce light as it burns.
(also international candle) Physics a unit of luminous intensity, superseded by the candela.

[with object]

(of a poultry breeder) test (an egg) for freshness or fertility by holding it to the light.

Phrases

be unable to hold a candle to: informal be not nearly as good as:nobody in the final could hold a candle to her

Old English candel, from Latin candela, from candere 'be white or glisten'

Definition of candle in the British & World English dictionary

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