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(1):

(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.

(2):

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

(3):

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

(4):

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

(5):

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

(6):

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

(7):

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

(8):

(n.) See Cadency.

(9):

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

(10):

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