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| —n , pl -dences, -dencies | |
| 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 |
| [C14: from Old French, from Old Italian cadenza, literally: a falling, from Latin cadere to fall] | |
| cadency or cadency | |
| —n | |
| [C14: from Old French, from Old Italian cadenza, literally: a falling, from Latin cadere to fall] | |
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| cadency (ˈkeɪdənsɪ) | |
| —n , pl -cies | |
| 1. | the line of descent from a younger member of a family |
| 2. | another word for cadence |
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