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Definition of canard noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

canard

noun
 
/ˈkænɑːd/,
 
/kəˈnɑːd/
 
/ˈkænɑːrd/
 (formal)
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  1. a false report or piece of newsTopics TV, radio and newsc2
    Word Originmid 19th cent.: from French, literally ‘duck’, also ‘hoax’, from Old French caner ‘to quack’.
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