Definitions

cadence

[keyd-ns] / ˈkeɪd ns /

NOUN

rhythm

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accent inflection intonation lilt tempo

STRONG

beat count measure meter modulation pulse swing throb

WEAK

rhythmus

Example Sentences

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“I am no metrician,” he once exclaimed; he wrote Books, songs, ditees In RIME, or else in CADENCE.

From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Disraeli, Isaac

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