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单词 cadet
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cadet

[ kuh-det ]
/ kəˈdɛt /
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noun

Origin of cadet

1600–10; <French <Gascon capdet chief, captain (referring to the younger sons of noble families); compare Old Provençal capdel headman <Latin capitellum literally, small head; see capital2

OTHER WORDS FROM cadet

ca·det·ship, noun

Words nearby cadet

cadency, cadent, cadent house, cadential, cadenza, cadet, cadet cloth, cadette, cadge, cadger, cadgy

Definition for cadet (2 of 2)

Cadet
[ kuh-det ]
/ kəˈdɛt /

noun Russian History.

a member of the former Constitutional Democratic Party.

Origin of Cadet

<Russian kadét, equivalent to ka + de (the letter names of k, d, representing konstitutsiónnyĭ demokrát Constitutional Democrat) + -t from kadét (now obsolete) cadet
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British Dictionary definitions for cadet

cadet
/ (kəˈdɛt) /

noun

a young person undergoing preliminary training, usually before full entry to the uniformed services, police, etc, esp for officer status
a school pupil receiving elementary military training in a school corps
(in England and in France before 1789) a gentleman, usually a younger son, who entered the army to prepare for a commission
a younger son or brother
cadet branch the family or family branch of a younger son
(in New Zealand) a person learning sheep farming on a sheep station

Derived forms of cadet

cadetship, noun

Word Origin for cadet

C17: from French, from dialect (Gascon) capdet captain, ultimately from Latin caput head
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