cavalcade

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun a procession of people traveling on horseback

Etymology

From French cavalcade, from Old French cavalcade, from Old Italian cavalcata, from cavalcare (“to ride on horseback”), from Medieval Latin caballicō, from Vulgar Latin caballus (“horse”). Doublet of chevauchee.

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