Cadence

['keɪd(ə)ns] or ['kedns]

Definition

(noun.) a recurrent rhythmical series.

(noun.) the close of a musical section.

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Definition

(n.) The act or state of declining or sinking.

(n.) A fall of the voice in reading or speaking, especially at the end of a sentence.

(n.) A rhythmical modulation of the voice or of any sound; as, music of bells in cadence sweet.

(n.) Rhythmical flow of language, in prose or verse.

(n.) See Cadency.

(n.) Harmony and proportion in motions, as of a well-managed horse.

(n.) A uniform time and place in marching.

(n.) The close or fall of a strain; the point of rest, commonly reached by the immediate succession of the tonic to the dominant chord.

(n.) A cadenza, or closing embellishment; a pause before the end of a strain, which the performer may fill with a flight of fancy.

(v. t.) To regulate by musical measure.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [1]. Fall of the voice.[2]. Tone, intonation, modulation of the voice.

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Definition

n. the fall of the voice at the end of a sentence: tone sound modulation.—adj. Cā′denced rhythmical.—n. Cā′dency regularity of movement: (her.) the relative status of younger sons.—adj. Cā′dent (Shak.) falling.—n. Caden′za a flourish given by a solo voice or instrument at the close of a movement.

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