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A suffix used to form nouns where there is an action done (blockade; tirade), or the body concerned in an action or process (cavalcade), or the product or result of a material or action (arcade; lemonade; masquerade).
Origin: from or influenced by French -ade, via Provençal, Spanish, or Portuguese -ada or Italian -ata from Latin -ata, fem. sing. past part. of verbs ending in -are
(06 Feb 2009)
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