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DictionaryRoot: capitellum
Latin

capitellum

little head; little chief

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A uniformed police cadet attentively practices a simple traffic-control hand signal under one instructor's guidance, holding a blank training notebook under other arm.
noun

cadet

kuh-DET/kəˈdet/

A young person training for service in a uniformed organization.

Etymology
cadetLatinlittle head; little chief

A “little head” was a junior head of a family—a younger son. Younger noble sons’ entry into military service gave the word its sense of an officer candidate undergoing training.

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