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casals
nounRare
/kəˈsælz/A term related to the surname of the Spanish Catalan cellist and conductor Pablo Casals (1876–1973). It is not a standard English lexical entry but appears in reference to his name, legacy, or related entities.
casanova
nounLow-Medium
/ˌkæsəˈnəʊvə/A man known for having many casual romantic or sexual relationships; a seducer of women.
casaque
nounVery Low / Niche
/kəˈsæk/A type of lightweight coat or tunic, historically a long, loose-fitting garment worn by jockeys or as a sports jacket.
casas
nounA1
/haʊs/ (noun), /haʊz/ (verb)A private dwelling or residence; one's home.
casaubon
nounVery low
/kəˈsɔːbən/A proper noun referring to a fictional character—specifically the pedantic, scholarly husband of Dorothea Brooke in George Eliot's novel Middlemarch.
casbah
nounLow
/ˈkæz.bɑː/The older, fortified part of a North African city, often the original settlement with narrow streets and markets.
cascabel
nounLow (C2+)
/ˈkæskəbɛl/A small, spherical bell, often attached to the harness of an animal or used decoratively.
cascade
nounverbverb-intransitive+1B2
/kæˈskeɪd/A process or flow where something (often multiple units or stages) moves downward in sequence.
cascade molecule
nounVery Low
/kæˈskeɪd ˈmɒlɪkjuːl/A molecule that serves as a key component or trigger in a chain reaction or sequential chemical process.
cascade particle
nounC2 / Very Low Frequency (Specialist)
/kæˈskeɪd ˈpɑːtɪk(ə)l/A subatomic particle produced as part of a decay chain, where an initial particle decays into multiple secondary particles, which may themselves decay further.
cascade range
nounB2
/kæˈskeɪd reɪndʒ/A major mountain range in western North America, extending from northern California through Oregon and Washington into British Columbia, Canada.
cascadia
nounVery Low
/kæˈskeɪ.di.ə/A proper noun referring to a bioregion and proposed political entity in the Pacific Northwest of North America.
cascading style sheet
nounHigh (Technical)
/kæˌskeɪ.dɪŋ ˈstaɪl ˌʃiːt/A styling language used to describe the presentation (layout, fonts, colours) of a document written in HTML or XML.
cascara
nounC2 (Very Low Frequency)
/kæˈskɑːrə/The dried bark of a North American shrub (Rhamnus purshiana) used as a laxative.
cascara sagrada
nounVery Low
/kæˌskɑːrə səˈɡrɑːdə/A dried bark of the California buckthorn tree, used as a laxative.
cascarilla
nounVery Low
/ˌkæskəˈrɪlə/The aromatic bark of a West Indian shrub (Croton eluteria), used in making bitters, perfumes, and incense.
casco bay
nounLow (Proper noun, specific to regional geography)
/ˌkæskəʊ ˈbeɪ/A bay and estuary on the southern coast of the U.S. state of Maine.
case
nounA1
/keɪs/An instance or example of something; a particular situation or set of circumstances; a container for holding or protecting something.
case bay
nounB1
/beɪ/A broad inlet of the sea where the land curves inward.
case ending
nounC1/C2
/ˈkeɪs ˌend.ɪŋ/A suffix attached to a noun, pronoun, or adjective in some languages that indicates its grammatical case (e.g., subject, object, possessive).

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