caduce

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈdjuːs/
• Hyphenation: ca‧duce
• Rhymes: -uːs

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

caduce (comparative more caduce, superlative most caduce)

1. (obsolete) caducous.

Etymology 2

From Latin cādūceus, cādūceum.

Noun

caduce (plural caduces)

1. (obsolete) caduceus.

Further reading

• “caduce, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
• “caduce, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Latin

Adjective

cadūce

1. vocative masculine singular of cadūcus