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Definition of cadence noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

cadence

noun
 
/ˈkeɪdns/
 
/ˈkeɪdns/
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  1. (formal) the rise and fall of the voice in speaking
    • He delivered his words in slow, measured cadences.
  2. the end of a musical phrase
    3. Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘rhythm or metrical beat’): via Old French from Italian cadenza, based on Latin cadere ‘to fall’.
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