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canard
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canard
(noun)
canard
/kə
ˈ
nɑɚd/
noun
plural
canards
canard
/kə
ˈ
nɑɚd/
noun
plural
canards
Britannica Dictionary definition of CANARD
[
count
]
formal
:
a false report or story
:
a belief or rumor that is not true
The book repeats some of history's oldest
canards
.
the widespread
canard
that every lawyer is dishonest
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