cadence

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  1. noun Balanced, rhythmic flow, as of poetry or oratory.
  2. noun The measure or beat of movement, as in dancing or marching.
  3. noun A falling inflection of the voice, as at the end of a sentence.
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  • This time the cadence was the tune of the Lampions . —  Georges Guynemer
  • Not from the wind; the cadence was all wrong, and it came up from the roots. —  THE BLOOD KNIGHT
  • That sonorous cadence, the self-assurance of only the finest of self-created prophets. —  Jessica's Well
  • "We march up in a formation - the seven of us - two columns of three and one behind, calling the cadence - left, right, left, right," another soldier says. —  NPR Topics: News
  • His cadence is also impressive with the vocalist matching the manic drum patterns and choppy guitar parts with relative ease. —  TheGauntlet.com
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intonation ·  rhythm ·  refrain ·  melody ·  chant ·  sing ·  accent ·  wail ·  inflection ·  lilt ·  chord ·  chime
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  1. Middle English, from Old French *cadence, from Old Italian cadenza, from Vulgar Latin *cadentia, a falling, from Latin cadēns, cadent-, present participle of cadere, to fall; see kad- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Middle English cadence (= Italian cadenza, later F. cadence), from Middle Latin cadentia, literally a falling, from Latin caden (t-)s, present participle of cadere, fall: see cadent. Cadence is a doublet of chance, q. v.
  2. from cadence, n.
 

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