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   cadence

   /ˈkeɪdns/

   noun

   • 1. a modulation or inflection of the voice: "his measured cadences never convey the character's underlying passion"
   • ▪ a rhythmical effect in written text: "the dry cadences of the essay"
   • ▪ a fall in pitch of the voice at the end of a phrase or sentence.
   • ▪ rhythm: "the thumping cadence of the engines"
   • 2. a sequence of notes or chords comprising the close of a musical phrase: "the final cadences of the Prelude"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘rhythm or metrical beat’): via Old French from Italian cadenza, based on Latin cadere ‘to fall’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. cadenced adjective

   Scrabble Points: 12

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   CADENCE definition: 1. the regular rise and fall of the voice: 2. a set of chords (= different notes played together…. Learn more.

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   cadence: [noun] a rhythmic sequence or flow of sounds in language. the beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity.

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   CADENCE meaning: 1. the regular rise and fall of the voice: 2. a set of chords (= different notes played together…. Learn more.

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   5 meanings: 1. the beat or measure of something rhythmic 2. a fall in the pitch of the voice, as at the end of a sentence 3..... Click for more definitions.

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   Cadence definition: rhythmic flow of a sequence of sounds or words. See examples of CADENCE used in a sentence.

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   The word cadence has its own lovely cadence — rhythm of sound as it's spoken.

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