cadence

CEFRC1

/ˈkeɪ̯dəns/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The rhythm or flow of sounds, words, or movement.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Balanced, rhythmic flow.

Examples

  • I love the cadence of your poem.

  • Mixing up cadence and decadence would be a big mistake.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • [ˈkʰeɪ̯dəns] ~ [ˈkʰeɪ̯dn̩s]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The measure or beat of movement.

  2. The act or state of declining or sinking.

  3. The general inflection or modulation of the voice, or of any sound.

More examples

In context

  • Venezuelans speak with a very musical cadence.

  • The cadence in a galliard step refers to the final leap in a cinquepace sequence.

  • call cadence

Synonyms

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The drummer set a steady blank for the dancers to follow during the performance.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

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.