Meaning of CADENCE in English

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Meaning of CADENCE in English

• The act or state of declining or sinking.
• A fall of the voice in reading or speaking, especially at the end of a sentence.
• A rhythmical modulation of the voice or of any sound; as, music of bells in cadence sweet.
• Rhythmical flow of language, in prose or verse.
• See Cadency.
• Harmony and proportion in motions, as of a well-managed horse.
• A uniform time and place in marching.
• The close or fall of a strain; the point of rest, commonly reached by the immediate succession of the tonic to the dominant chord.
• A cadenza, or closing embellishment; a pause before the end of a strain, which the performer may fill with a flight of fancy.
• To regulate by musical measure.

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