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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.
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Cavalcade
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
Example Sentences
- The cavalcade of color on the runways here is continuing as the fall and winter fashion openings pick up momentum.
- The relatively brief cavalcade begins in an antic humor.
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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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