cadence
[noun]
Synonyms: rhythm, beat, cadency, measure, meter, rhyme, rhythmus, swing

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Related Words: accent, accentuation, emphasis, stress, pulsation, pulse, throb

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

ca‧dence /ˈkeɪdəns/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: Old Italian cadenza, from cadere 'to fall', from Latin; ⇒ cadaver]

1. the way someone’s voice rises and falls, especially when reading out loud:
the cadence of my mother’s voice

2. a regular repeated pattern of sounds or movements:
the Brazilian cadences of the music

3. technical a set of chords

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲