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ˈkɑːdə,
ˈkɑːdr(ə),
ˈkadri/
n.
- a small group of people trained for a particular purpose or profession.
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/also ˈkeɪdə/
a group of activists in a communist or other revolutionary organization.
Etymology
C19: from Fr., from Ital. quadro, from L. quadrus ‘square’.