CADENCE
\kˈe͡ɪdəns], \kˈeɪdəns], \k_ˈeɪ_d_ə_n_s]\
Definitions of CADENCE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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The act or state of declining or sinking.
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A fall of the voice in reading or speaking, especially at the end of a sentence.
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A rhythmical modulation of the voice or of any sound; as, music of bells in cadence sweet.
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Rhythmical flow of language, in prose or verse.
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See Cadency.
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Harmony and proportion in motions, as of a well-managed horse.
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A uniform time and place in marching.
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The close or fall of a strain; the point of rest, commonly reached by the immediate succession of the tonic to the dominant chord.
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A cadenza, or closing embellishment; a pause before the end of a strain, which the performer may fill with a flight of fancy.
By Oddity Software
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The act or state of declining or sinking.
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A fall of the voice in reading or speaking, especially at the end of a sentence.
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A rhythmical modulation of the voice or of any sound; as, music of bells in cadence sweet.
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Rhythmical flow of language, in prose or verse.
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See Cadency.
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Harmony and proportion in motions, as of a well-managed horse.
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A uniform time and place in marching.
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The close or fall of a strain; the point of rest, commonly reached by the immediate succession of the tonic to the dominant chord.
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A cadenza, or closing embellishment; a pause before the end of a strain, which the performer may fill with a flight of fancy.
By Noah Webster.
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The rise and fall of the voice in reading or speaking; rhythm; a musical run or trill; a uniform time and pace in marching.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald