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cav⋅al⋅cade

  [kav-uhl-keyd, kav-uhl-keyd]
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–noun
1. a procession of persons riding on horses, in horsedrawn carriages, in cars, etc.
2. any procession.
3. any noteworthy series, as of events or activities.
Origin:
1585–95; < MF < early It cavalcata horseback raid, equiv. to cavalc(are) to ride on horseback (< LL caballicāre, equiv. to caball(us) horse (see cavalier ) + -icā- v. suffix + -re inf. ending) + -ata -ade 1

Synonyms:
2. parade, retinue.
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cav·al·cade   (kāv'əl-kād', kāv'əl-kād')   
n.  

  1. A procession of riders or horse-drawn carriages.

  2. A ceremonial procession or display.

  3. A succession or series: starred in a cavalcade of Broadway hits.


[French, from Old French, from Old Italian cavalcata, from cavalcare, to ride on horseback, from Medieval Latin caballicāre, from Latin caballus, horse.]
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cavalcade 
1591, via M.Fr., from It. cavalcata, from cavalcare "to ride on horseback," from V.L. *caballicare, from L. caballus (see cavalier). Literally, "a procession on horseback," in 20c. -cade came to be regarded as a suffix and taken to form motorcade (1913), etc.
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