 cadence |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse | |
| Synonyms: | measure metre beat meter | |
| Related terms: | poetic_rhythm common_measure scansion metrical_foot catalexis prosody | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (music,fine art) the close of a musical section | |
| Related terms: | passage amen_cadence | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (music) a recurrent rhythmical series | |
| Synonyms: | cadency | |
| Related terms: | rhythmicity | |
| Similar spelling: |
cadenced cadency cadenza |
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