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Added 9 October 2026

cascade

/kæsˈkeɪd/ noun

In Latin: cataracta Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about cascade at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A waterfall or series of small waterfalls.
A stream or sequence of a thing or things occurring as if falling like a cascade.
The bride carried a cascade of roses and baby's breath.
A series of electrical (or other types of) components, the output of any one being connected to the input of the next.

verb

To fall as a waterfall or series of small waterfalls.
To arrange in a stepped series like a waterfall.
To occur as a causal sequence.

Origin

From French cascade, from Italian cascata, from cascare (“to fall”), from Vulgar Latin *cāsicāre, derived from Latin cadere, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱh₂d-.

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