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ca·dence    (kdns) KEY  

NOUN:
pl. ca·denc·es

1. Balanced, rhythmic flow, as of poetry or oratory.
2. The measure or beat of movement, as in dancing or marching.
3. 1. A falling inflection of the voice, as at the end of a sentence.
   2. General inflection or modulation of the voice.
4. Music A progression of chords moving to a harmonic close, point of rest, or sense of resolution.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Old French *cadence, from Old Italian cadenza, from Vulgar Latin *cadentia, a falling, from Latin cadns , cadent- present participle of cadere, to fall; see kad- in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
cadenced (Adjective)

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