name
Cadillac
KA-dih-lak
name
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A brand of luxury automobile, a marque of General Motors since 1909.
"He pulled up in a gleaming white Cadillac."
adj
1
(informal) Describing the top, most luxurious version of something.
"This plan is the Cadillac of health insurance policies."
How to Use Cadillac
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA luxury car brand; informally, "the best-in-class version" of anything.
Common pairings
a pink Cadillac
the Cadillac of...
Word Forms
more Cadillac comparative, most Cadillac superlative
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Etymology
Named after Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac, the French explorer who founded Detroit, where the car company was later established.