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cadence

Definitions of cadence
  1. noun
    the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
    synonyms: mesure, rythme, tempo
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    type of:
    durée, durée musicale
    (music) the beat of musical rhythm
  2. noun
    (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
    synonyms: mesure, mètre
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    types:
    pied
    (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm
    dactyle
    a metrical unit with stressed-unstressed-unstressed syllables
    iambe
    a metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables
    anapeste
    a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed-stressed syllables
    trochée
    a metrical unit with stressed-unstressed syllables
    spondée
    a metrical unit with stressed-stressed syllables
    type of:
    prosodie
    (prosody) a system of versification
  3. noun
    a recurrent rhythmical series
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