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Definition of Cadence
Cadence

The act or state of declining or sinking.

A fall of the voice in reading or speaking, especially at the end of a sentence.

A rhythmical modulation of the voice or of any sound; as, music of bells in cadence sweet.

Rhythmical flow of language, in prose or verse.

See Cadency.

Harmony and proportion in motions, as of a well-managed horse.

A uniform time and place in marching.

The close or fall of a strain; the point of rest, commonly reached by the immediate succession of the tonic to the dominant chord.

A cadenza, or closing embellishment; a pause before the end of a strain, which the performer may fill with a flight of fancy.

To regulate by musical measure.

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Cadence Quotations

I try to write in plain brown blocks of American speech but occasionally set in an ancient word or a strange word just to startle the reader a little bit and to break up the monotony of the plain American cadence.
James Laughlin

But I will say that living in Ireland has changed the cadence and fullness of speech, since the Irish love words and use as many of them in a sentence as possible.
Anne McCaffrey

A speech is poetry: cadence, rhythm, imagery, sweep! A speech reminds us that words, like children, have the power to make dance the dullest beanbag of a heart.
Peggy Noonan

Cadence Translations

cadence in German is Rhythmus, Tonfall
cadence in Spanish is cadencia


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