[ˈkeɪdns], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a modulation or inflection of the voice
(e.g: his measured cadences never convey the character's underlying passion)

- a sequence of notes or chords comprising the close of a musical phrase
(e.g: the final cadences of the Prelude)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘rhythm or metrical beat’): via Old French from Italian cadenza, based on Latin cadere ‘to fall’