cadency

ˈkeɪdənsi

cadencies

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Definition of cadency - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

rhythm

Rare

rhythmic flow or pattern in music or poetry

Rare

The poem's cadency was soothing to the listeners.

beat

cadence

rhythm

heraldry

Dated

method to differentiate family coats of arms

Dated

The cadency marked the younger son's coat of arms.

differencing

differentiation

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Origin of cadency

Latin, cadentia (falling) + -cy (state)

Examples of cadency in a sentence

He admired the cadency in her speech.
The cadency distinguished the branches of the noble family.
Heraldic experts studied the cadency for lineage clues.

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French:cadence, brisure, ...
German:Kadenz, Abstammungszeichen, ...
Italian:cadenza, brisura, ...
Spanish:cadencia, diferenciación heráldica, ...
Portuguese:cadência, marcação de cadência, ...
Chinese:节奏, 纹章差异, ...
Japanese:リズム, カデンシー, ...
Arabic:إِيقاع, عَلامَة تَمْيِيز, ...
Hebrew:קָדֶנְצְיָה, סִימַן הַבְחָנָה, ...
Russian:ритмика, ...
Ukrainian:ритмічний потік, відмінність гербів, ...
Hindi:लयबद्धता, कैडेन्सी, ...
Bengali:ছন্দময়তা, ক্যাডেন্সি, ...
Catalan:cadència, ...
Czech:kadence, ...
Danish:rytme, kadence, ...
Dutch:cadans, onderscheidingsmerk, ...
Greek:ρυθμικότητα, διακριτική σήμανση, ...
Hungarian:lejtés, megkülönböztető jegy, ...
Khmer:ចង្វាក់លំនាំ, សញ្ញាសម្គាល់សម្រាប់បែងចែកខែលតំណាងគ្រួសារ, ...
Korean:리드미컬한 흐름, 가문 문장 구별법, ...
Persian:ریتم, نشان تمایز, ...
Polish:rytmika, kadenacja, ...
Portuguese (BR):cadência, marca de cadência, ...
Romanian:ritmicitate, diferențiere, ...
Swedish:rytm, brisyr, ...
Thai:จังหวะ, เครื่องหมายแยกแยะ, ...
Turkish:ritmik akış, ayırt etme işareti, ...
Vietnamese:nhịp điệu, dấu hiệu phân biệt, ...

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