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cadet

Syllabification: (ca·det)
Pronunciation: /kəˈdet/

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Definition of cadet

noun

  • 1a young trainee in the armed services or police force:an air force cadet
  • a student in training at a military school.
  • 2 formal or archaic a younger son or daughter.
  • [usually as modifier] a junior branch of a family:a cadet branch of the family

Derivatives

cadetship

Pronunciation: /-ˌSHip/

noun

Origin:

early 17th century (cadet (sense 2)): from French, from Gascon dialect capdet, a diminutive based on Latin caput 'head'. The notion “little head” or “inferior head” gave rise to that of 'younger, junior'

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