PERMANENT DISPUTE RECORD
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No. The first reported English sense is white; clear, pure, fair, honest, frank, and photographic senses develop later.
/ˈkændɪd/ · adjective
Open or frank in modern English, inherited through French and Latin from a family of brightness and whiteness.
DIRECT CLAIM EVIDENCE
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Reports white as the original English sense and traces later honesty meanings.
Did You Know?; First Known UseThe dossier orders physical color before moral and behavioral meanings.