Cadence :: Cadence (n.) The act or state of declining or sinking.

Cadence :: Cadence (n.) A fall of the voice in reading or speaking, especially at the end of a sentence..

Cadence :: Cadence (n.) A rhythmical modulation of the voice or of any sound; as, music of bells in cadence sweet..

Cadence :: Cadence (n.) Rhythmical flow of language, in prose or verse..

Cadence :: Cadence (n.) See Cadency.

Cadence :: Cadence (n.) Harmony and proportion in motions, as of a well-managed horse..

Cadence :: Cadence (n.) A uniform time and place in marching.

Cadence :: Cadence (n.) The close or fall of a strain; the point of rest, commonly reached by the immediate succession of the tonic to the dominant chord..

Cadence :: Cadence (n.) A cadenza, or closing embellishment; a pause before the end of a strain, which the performer may fill with a flight of fancy..

Cadence :: Cadence (v. t.) To regulate by musical measure.

Cadency :: Cadency (n.) Descent of related families; distinction between the members of a family according to their ages.

Cadene :: Cadene (n.) A species of inferior carpet imported from the Levant.

Cadent :: Cadent (a.) Falling.

Cadenza :: Cadenza (n.) A parenthetic flourish or flight of ornament in the course of a piece, commonly just before the final cadence..

Decadence :: Decadence (n.) Alt. of Decadenc.

Decadency :: Decadency (n.) A falling away; decay; deterioration; declension. The old castle, where the family lived in their decadence..

Decadent :: Decadent (a.) Decaying; deteriorating.

Demicadence :: Demicadence (n.) An imperfect or half cadence, falling on the dominant instead of on the key note..

Leucadendron :: Leucadendron (n.) A genus of evergreen shrubs from the Cape of Good Hope, having handsome foliage. Leucadendron argenteum is the silverboom of the colonists..

Recadency :: Recadency (n.) A falling back or descending a second time; a relapse.

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