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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
cadence
n 1: (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse [syn:
meter, metre, measure, beat, cadence]
2: the close of a musical section
3: a recurrent rhythmical series [syn: cadence, cadency]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Cadence \Ca"dence\, n. [OE. cadence, cadens, LL. cadentia a
falling, fr. L. cadere to fall; cf. F. cadence, It. cadenza.
See Chance.]
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1. The act or state of declining or sinking. [Obs.]
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Now was the sun in western cadence low. --Milton.
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2. A fall of the voice in reading or speaking, especially at
the end of a sentence.
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3. A rhythmical modulation of the voice or of any sound; as,
music of bells in cadence sweet.
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Blustering winds, which all night long
Had roused the sea, now with hoarse cadence lull
Seafaring men o'erwatched. --Milton.
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The accents . . . were in passion's tenderest
cadence. --Sir W.
Scott.
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4. Rhythmical flow of language, in prose or verse.
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Golden cadence of poesy. --Shak.
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If in any composition much attention was paid to the
flow of the rhythm, it was said (at least in the
14th and 15th centuries) to be "prosed in faire
cadence." --Dr. Guest.
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5. (Her.) See Cadency.
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6. (Man.) Harmony and proportion in motions, as of a
well-managed horse.
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7. (Mil.) A uniform time and place in marching.
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8. (Mus.)
(a) The close or fall of a strain; the point of rest,
commonly reached by the immediate succession of the
tonic to the dominant chord.
(b) A cadenza, or closing embellishment; a pause before
the end of a strain, which the performer may fill with
a flight of fancy.
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Imperfect cadence. (Mus.) See under Imperfect.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Cadence \Ca"dence\, v. t.
To regulate by musical measure.
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These parting numbers, cadenced by my grief. --Philips.
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Thesaurus Results for cadence:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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