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Ca"dent (?), a. [L. cadens,
-entis, p. pr. of cadere to fall.]
Falling. [R.] "Cadent tears." Shak.

Ca*den"za (?), n. [It.]
(Mus.) A parenthetic flourish or flight of ornament
in the course of a piece, commonly just before the final
cadence.

Ca"der (?), n. See
Cadre.

Ca*det" (?), n. [F. cadet a
younger or the youngest son or brother, dim. fr. L. caput
head; i. e., a smaller head of the family, after the first
or eldest. See Chief, and cf. Cad.]

1. The younger of two brothers; a younger
brother or son; the youngest son.

The cadet of an ancient and noble
family.

Wood.

2. (Mil.) (a) A
gentleman who carries arms in a regiment, as a volunteer, with a
view of acquiring military skill and obtaining a
commission. (b) A young man in
training for military or naval service; esp. a pupil in a
military or naval school, as at West Point, Annapolis, or
Woolwich.

&fist; All the undergraduates at Annapolis are Naval
cadets.


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