Definition of
Cadence
- (noun, attribute) a recurrent rhythmical series
- (noun, communication) the close of a musical section
- (noun, communication) (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
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Alternate forms of Cadence
Derivations: cadent
Hyponyms: amen cadence, catalexis, common measure, common meter, foot, metrical foot, metrical unit, plagal cadence, scansion
Hypernyms: musical passage, passage, poetic rhythm, prosody, rhythmic pattern, rhythmicity
Origin of the word Cadence
- late 14c., "flow of rhythm in verse or music," from M.Fr. cadence, O.It. cadenza "conclusion of a movement in music," lit. "a falling," from V.L. *cadentia, from L. neut. pl. of cadens (gen. cadentis), prp. of cadere "to fall" (see case (1)). In 16c., sometimes used literally for "an act of falling." more
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