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plagal cadence

 
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–noun Music.
a cadence in which the chord of the tonic is preceded by that of the subdominant.
Origin:
1870–75
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plagal cadence  
n.  A cadence with the subdominant chord immediately preceding the tonic chord. Also called amen cadence.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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