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Meaning of 'cadence' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Cadence [ n.]
- 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.
2 . Cadence [ v. t.]
- To regulate by musical measure.

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