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Definitions for canard
kəˈnɑrd, -ˈnɑrca·nard

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. canardnoun

    a deliberately misleading fabrication

Wiktionary

  1. canardnoun

    A false or misleading report or story, especially if deliberately so.

  2. canardnoun

    A type of aircraft in which the primary horizontal control and stabilization surfaces are in front of the main wing.

  3. canardnoun

    Any small winglike structure on a vehicle, usually used for stabilization.

  4. Etymology: From canard.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Canardnoun

    an extravagant or absurd report or story; a fabricated sensational report or statement; esp. one set afloat in the newspapers to hoax the public

  2. Etymology: [F., properly, a duck.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Canard

    ka-när′, or ka-närd′, n. an extravagant or lying story. [Fr., lit. 'duck.']

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. CANARD

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Canard is ranked #48060 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Canard surname appeared 440 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Canard.

    90.2% or 397 total occurrences were White.
    5.6% or 25 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    1.5% or 7 total occurrences were Black.
    1.5% or 7 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of canard in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of canard in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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