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cadence

ca·dence

UK/ˈkeɪ̯dəns/ US/ˈkʰeɪ̯dəns] ~ [ˈkʰeɪ̯dn̩s/ uncommon

noun

1.
2.

the close of a musical section

3.

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French cadence, from Old Italian cadenza (“conclusion of a phrase of music”), from Latin *cadentia (literally “a falling”), form of cadēns, the present participle of cadō (“to fall, to cease”). The Latin verb is inherited, via Proto-Italic *kadō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱad-e- (“to fall”, thematic present). Doublet of cadenza and chance.

Phrases

  • cadence rampa
  • Tierce de Picardie

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