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cadence
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ca·dence  (kdns)
n. pl. ca·denc·es
1. Balanced, rhythmic flow, as of poetry or oratory.
2. The measure or beat of movement, as in dancing or marching.
3.
a. A falling inflection of the voice, as at the end of a sentence.
b. General inflection or modulation of the voice.
4. Music A progression of chords moving to a harmonic close, point of rest, or sense of resolution.

[Middle English, from Old French *cadence, from Old Italian cadenza, from Vulgar Latin *cadentia, a falling, from Latin cadns, cadent-, present participle of cadere, to fall; see kad- in Indo-European roots.]

cadenced adj.

cadence [ˈkeɪdəns], cadency
n pl -dences, -dencies
1. the beat or measure of something rhythmic
2. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) a fall in the pitch of the voice, as at the end of a sentence
3. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) modulation of the voice; intonation
4. (Literature / Poetry) a rhythm or rhythmic construction in verse or prose; measure
5. (Music, other) the close of a musical phrase or section
[from Old French, from Old Italian cadenza, literally: a falling, from Latin cadere to fall]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cadence - (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
metrics, prosody - the study of poetic meter and the art of versification
poetic rhythm, rhythmic pattern, prosody - (prosody) a system of versification
catalexis - the absence of a syllable in the last foot of a line or verse
scansion - analysis of verse into metrical patterns
common meter, common measure - the usual (iambic) meter of a ballad
metrical foot, metrical unit, foot - (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm
2.cadence - the close of a musical section
musical passage, passage - a short section of a musical composition
amen cadence, plagal cadence - a cadence (frequently ending church music) in which the chord of the subdominant precedes the chord of the tonic
3.cadence - a recurrent rhythmical series
rhythmicity - the rhythmic property imparted by the accents and relative durations of notes in a piece of music

cadence
noun
1. intonation, accent, inflection, modulation He recognised the Polish cadences in her voice.
2. rhythm, beat, measure (Prosody), metre, pulse, throb, tempo, swing, lilt There was a sudden shift in the cadence of the music.
Translations
cadence [ˈkeɪdəns] N (Mus) [of voice] → cadencia f; (= rhythm) → ritmo m, cadencia f
the cadences of proseel ritmo de la prosa
cadence [ˈkeɪdəns] n
(= intonation) [voice] → intonation f
(MUSIC)cadence f
cadence
n (Mus) → Kadenz f; (of voice)Tonfall m, → Melodie f; (= rhythm)Rhythmus m, → Melodie f; the cadences of his proseder Duktus seiner Prosa
cadence [ˈkeɪdns] ncadenza
cadence [ˈkeɪdns] ncadenza


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