caduce

ca·duce
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/kəˈdjuːs/

adjective

caducous.

OriginMiddle French caduc ← Latin cadūcus →
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Meanings

caduce1

adjectivecaduce (comparative more caduce, superlative most caduce)

comparative more caduce · superlative most caduce

  1. obsoletecaducous.

caduce2

nouncaduce (plural caduces)

plural caduces

  1. obsoletecaduceus.

Origin

caduce · adjective

  1. Latincadūcus“falling; transitory”
  2. Middle Frenchcaduc
  3. Englishcaduce

From Middle French caduc, from Latin cadūcus (“falling; transitory”).

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caduce · noun

  1. Latincādūceus
  2. Englishcaduce

From Latin cādūceus, cādūceum.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with caduce

usereduceabuseproducebruceintroducelooseexcusereproducereusegoosemisuseinducespruceRusdiffuseZeusdeucetrucelucemoussededuceseduceoveruse
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Cite this entry
APA

caduce. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caduce

MLA

“caduce.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caduce. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “caduce,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caduce.

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