cadenced

ca·dence

 (kād′ns)

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.

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

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ca′denced adj.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

cadenced - marked by a rhythmical cadence; "the cadenced crunch of marching feet" cadent rhythmic, rhythmical - recurring with measured regularity; "the rhythmic chiming of church bells"- John Galsworthy; "rhythmical prose"

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cadenced

adjective

Marked by a regular rhythm:

measured, metrical, rhythmic, rhythmical.

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