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   cadence

   /ˈkeɪdns/

   noun

   • 1. a modulation or inflection of the voice: "his measured cadences never convey the character's underlying passion"
   • ▪ a rhythmical effect in written text: "the dry cadences of the essay"
   • ▪ a fall in pitch of the voice at the end of a phrase or sentence.
   • ▪ rhythm: "the thumping cadence of the engines"
   • 2. a sequence of notes or chords comprising the close of a musical phrase: "the final cadences of the Prelude"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘rhythm or metrical beat’): via Old French from Italian cadenza, based on Latin cadere ‘to fall’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. cadenced adjective

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   What is a cadence in business?

   • Cadence, in business-speak, is how often a regularly scheduled thing happens. Nancy Friedman, writing at Vocabulary.com, speculates that the usage may have gotten its start at IBM.

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   What does cadence mean in the military?

   • Cadence can refer to any rhythmic sequence of words or sound, but in military contexts, the word has a particular meaning, referring to the rhythmic chants sung by soldiers in marching formation. These chants can often help keep marchers in line with the rhythm of the march:

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   What does cadence mean in opera?

   • But lest we be mistaken, cadence also lends its meaning to the sounds of Mother Nature (such as birdsong) to be sure. Cadence comes from Middle English borrowed from Medieval Latin’s own cadentia, a lovely word that means “rhythm in verse.” (You may also recognize a cadence cousin, sweet cadenza, as a word that is familiar in the opera universe.)

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   What is the sense of cadence used for?

   • This sense of cadence (broadly covered by sense 1b of the definition, "the beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity") is also used of the pace of runners and swimmers: … the swimmer’s arms lift and glide under the surface in a reliable metronomic cadence …

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   Cadence is a word that refers to a rhythmic sequence or flow of sounds, words, or music. Learn about its origin, synonyms, examples, and usage in different contexts such as poetry, music, and military.

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   Cadence is the regular rise and fall of sound, especially of the voice, or a set of chords in music, or the number of steps or turns per minute in sports. Learn more about the word, its pronunciation, and its usage with examples from various sources.

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   Originally designating falling tones especially at the end of lines of music or poetry, cadence broadened to mean the rhythms of the tones and sometimes even the rhythm of sounds in general. Think of the cadence of the marching band at a football game or the cadence of the crickets on a warm spring night.

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   noun. rhythmic flow of a sequence of sounds or words: the cadence of language. (in free verse) a rhythmic pattern that is nonmetrically structured. the beat, rate, or measure of any rhythmic movement: The chorus line danced in rapid cadence. Synonyms: meter, rhythm, pulse, tempo.

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   Cadence is the rhythm or flow of sound, speech, or music. Learn the meaning, synonyms, pronunciation, and usage of cadence with examples from Collins English Dictionary.

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    Cadence is the rise and fall of the voice in speaking or the end of a musical phrase. Learn how to use this word in different contexts with pictures, pronunciation and usage notes.