cadence

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Synonyms: cadency, cadene, kadence

Antonyms: cadency, cadene, kadence

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Noun

1. The act or state of [[decline|declining]] or [[sink]]ing.
2. The [[measure]] or [[beat]] of movement.
3. [[balance|Balanced]], [[rhythmic]] flow.
4. The general inflection or modulation of the voice, or of any sound.
5. {{lb|en|music}} A progression of at least two [[chord|chords]] which conclude a piece of [[music]], section or musical phrases within it. Sometimes referred to [[analogy|analogously]] as musical [[punctuation]].
6. {{lb|en|music}} A [[cadenza]], or closing embellishment; a pause before the end of a [[strain]], which the performer may fill with a [[flight of fancy]].
7. {{lb|en|speech}} A fall in [[inflection]] of a speaker’s voice, such as at the end of a sentence.
8. {{lb|en|dance}} A dance move which ends a phrase.
9. {{lb|en|fencing}} The rhythm and sequence of a series of actions.
10. {{lb|en|running}} The number of steps per minute.
11. {{lb|en|cycling}} The number of revolutions per minute of the [[crank]]s or pedals of a [[bicycle]].
12. {{lb|en|military}} A chant that is sung by military personnel while running or marching; a [[jody call]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To give a cadence to.
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To give structure to.

Proper noun

1. {{given name|en|female|from=English}}.

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