cavalcade
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əlˈkeɪd, ˈkæv 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.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a procession of people on horseback, in cars, etc |
| 2. | any procession: a cavalcade of guests |
| [C16: from French, from Italian cavalcata, from cavalcare to ride on horseback, from Late Latin caballicāre, from caballus horse] | |
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Word Origin & History
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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Example sentences
Cue: lighting, thunder and a cavalcade of libertine equestrians.
The cavalcade provoked no comments from the spectators, nor was any word uttered by the escort.
When you stop by the roadside to stretch your legs the cavalcade pulls up a hundred yards or so away.
The relatively brief cavalcade begins in an antic humor.
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