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n. - A recurrent rhythmical series.

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Usage examples (26)
  • Noun : the cadence of language. ,The chorus line danced in rapid cadence. ,the frenetic cadence of modern life
  • What were the peculiar marks of cadency used by the heirs to the crown, apparent and presumptive, after the accession of the Stuarts?
  • This eliminates the need for an elaborate system of cadency, though to prevent confusion, the spouse's and heir's arms are differenced.
  • Heraldry — abatement, cadency, clarion, escutcheon, jessant-de-lys, rampant, talbot (I could go on for close to a thousand words as classical heraldry uses Norman French)
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