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cadence

[ keyd-ns ]

noun

  1. rhythmic flow of a sequence of sounds or words:

    the cadence of language.

  2. (in free verse) a rhythmic pattern that is nonmetrically structured.
  3. the beat, rate, or measure of any rhythmic movement:

    The chorus line danced in rapid cadence.

    Synonyms: meter, rhythm, pulse, tempo

  4. the flow or rhythm of events, especially the pattern in which something is experienced:

    the frenetic cadence of modern life.

  5. a slight falling in pitch of the voice in speaking or reading, as at the end of a declarative sentence.
  6. the general modulation of the voice.
  7. Music. a sequence of notes or chords that indicates the momentary or complete end of a composition, section, phrase, etc.


verb (used with object)

, ca·denced, ca·denc·ing.
  1. to make rhythmical.

cadence

/ ˈkeɪdəns /

noun

  1. the beat or measure of something rhythmic
  2. a fall in the pitch of the voice, as at the end of a sentence
  3. modulation of the voice; intonation
  4. a rhythm or rhythmic construction in verse or prose; measure
  5. the close of a musical phrase or section


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Word History and Origins

Origin of cadence1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Middle French, from Italian cadenza cadenza

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cadence1

C14: from Old French, from Old Italian cadenza, literally: a falling, from Latin cadere to fall

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Example Sentences

Beta testers told Search Engine Land that it’s critical to create a cadence to pull the leads and hand them off to sales if there isn’t a webhook setup.

We hope it will be filled with fans, not just in the stadium but around the stadium and enjoying the facility, and we will be back to more of a normal cadence.

One afternoon during a drill, Mahomes toyed around with putting himself in motion during the cadence to distract the defense, before firing the ball to Kelce.

Those things are content length, the search intent of the primary query the content is targeting, and the cadence at which you should be publishing new content.

All other players and staff who remain in the area continue to follow the testing cadence and guidelines under the offseason protocols.

Denton, who speaks in the clipped cadence of the Oxford-educated Brit he is, has built quite a castle.

One song interweaves adult themes into nursery rhyme cadence.

He states them with a musical cadence and then brings them out one by one to be examined, dissected and reveled in.

Accordingly, she walks up to Pratt and begins rapping her flirting in the terrifying cadence of Nicki Minaj.

His cadence is a steady beat rather than a roller coaster, and his words sparing and simple.

In connection with this comes the consideration of slides and the finer modulations of tone-color, movement, and cadence.

Every cadence of their voices, every gesture, proclaimed the radical difference of nature and calibre.

And the very tone in which she spoke, the lingering cadence of her voice, betrayed her love.

He could hear the cadence of them now, beating through his head in premonitory measures.

To every clap of thunder he replied with a blow of his hammer, making a cadence which was audible even amidst that tumult.

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