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[keyd-ns] noun, verb, -denced, -denc⋅ing.| 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. |
| 4. | the flow or rhythm of events, esp. 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. |
| 8. | to make rhythmical. |
| ca·den·cy (kād'n-sē) n. pl. ca·den·cies Cadence. |
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