"cadence" Definition

Definitions for the word "cadence" from multiple English dictionaries.

1. n.
The act or state of declining or sinking.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. n.
A fall of the voice in reading or speaking, especially at the end of a sentence.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. n.
A rhythmical modulation of the voice or of any sound; as, music of bells in cadence sweet.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. n.
Rhythmical flow of language, in prose or verse.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. n.
See Cadency.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. n.
Harmony and proportion in motions, as of a well-managed horse.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. n.
A uniform time and place in marching.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
8. 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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
9. n.
A cadenza, or closing embellishment; a pause before the end of a strain, which the performer may fill with a flight of fancy.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
10. v. t.
To regulate by musical measure.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
11. n.
1 rhythm; the measure or beat of a sound or movement. 2 fall in pitch of the voice. 3 tonal inflection. 4 close of a musical phrase. [latin cado fall]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884

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