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“cascade”
1. A waterfall or a series of small waterfalls over steep rocks; a falling of water: The rain formed a cascade against the windshield of our car.
2. Etymology: from French which came from Italian cascata, from cascare, "to fall", from Vulgar Latin casicare based on Latin cadere, "to fall".
2. Etymology: from French which came from Italian cascata, from cascare, "to fall", from Vulgar Latin casicare based on Latin cadere, "to fall".
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