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noun, plural ca·den·cies.

cadence (defs. 1–7).

Origin:
1620–30; cad(ence) + -ency

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cadence or cadency (ˈkeɪd^əns)

—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]

cadency (ˈkeɪd^ənsɪ)

—n , pl -cies
1.	the line of descent from a younger member of a family
2.	another word for cadence

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ca·den·cy