Cadence word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "cadence" word

[noun] a recurrent rhythmical series
[noun] (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse

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\Ca"dence\, n. [OE. cadence, cadens, LL. cadentia a falling, fr. L. cadere to fall; cf. F. cadence, It. cadenza. See {Chance}.] 1. The act or state of declining or sinking. [Obs.] Now was the sun in western cadence low. --Milton. 2. A fall of the voice in reading or speaking, especially at the end of a sentence. 3. A rhythmical modulation of the voice or of any sound; as, music of bells in cadence sweet. Blustering winds, which all night long Had roused the sea, now with hoarse cadence lull Seafaring men o'erwatched. --Milton. The accents . . . were in passion's tenderest cadence. --Sir W. Scott. 4. Rhythmical flow of language, in prose or verse. Golden cadence of poesy. --Shak. 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. 5. (Her.) See {Cadency}. 6. (Man.) Harmony and proportion in motions, as of a well-managed horse. 7. (Mil.) A uniform time and place in marching. 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. {Imperfect cadence}. (Mus.) See under {Imperfect}.
\Ca"dence\, v. t. To regulate by musical measure. These parting numbers, cadenced by my grief. --Philips.

Synonyms for cadence

beat, cadency, measure, meter

Related terms: Alexandrine, amphibrach, bacchius, emphasis, flight, grace note, iambic pentameter, masculine caesura, measure, metrical unit, metrics, mora, primary stress, refrain, rhythmical stress, rhythmic pattern, sinkage, submergence, subsidence, swag, tetrapody, trimeter

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Let's analyse "cadence" as pure text. This string has Seven letters in Two syllables and Three vowels. 42.9% of vowels is 4.3% more then average English word. Written in backwards: ECNEDAC. Average typing speed for these characters is 1930 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: -.-. .- -.. . -. -.-. .

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: cadence: 1 + 5 + 5 = 11, reduced: 11 . and the final result is Eleven.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: cadence: 3 + 1 + 4 + 5 + 5 + 3 + 5 = 26, reduced: 8, and the final result is Eight.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
C (2)	3	Empress	Patient, Willful, Strong, Giving
D (1)	4	Emperor	Determined, Persistant, Idealist
E (2)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
N (1)	14	Temperance	Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty

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